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<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">挺</span> can be used before an <a href="adjective" class="uri" title="wikilink">adjective</a> to mean "<b>quite</b>," or "<b>rather</b>," or "<b>pretty</b>," as in "<b>pretty good.</b>"</p>
<h2 id="using-挺-with-adjectives-only">Using <span class="hanzist">挺</span> with Adjectives Only</h2>
<p>Using <span class="hanzi">挺</span> with an adjective means "<b>quite</b>."</p>
<h2>Contents</h2>
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<li>Structure<br/></li>
<li>Examples<br/></li>
<li>See also<br/></li>
<li>Sources and further reading<br/></li>
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<li>Books<br/></li>
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<h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
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<span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">挺</span> + Adj. + <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">的</span>
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<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
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<li><span class="hanzi">这 件 衣服 大小 挺 合适 的 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn yīfu dàxiǎo tǐng héshì de.</span><br/><span> The size of this piece of clothes is quite suitable.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">我 觉得 你 妈妈 挺 年轻 的 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ juéde nǐ māma tǐng niánqīng de.</span><br/><span> I think your mom is quite young.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">你 不 觉得 他 挺 帅 的吗 ？</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ bù juéde tā tǐng shuài de ma?</span><br/><span> You don't think he's quite handsome?</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">他们 家 挺 有钱 的 ， 但是他不像有钱人 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tāmen jiā tǐng yǒuqián de, dànshì tā bù xiàng yǒuqiánrén.</span><br/><span> Their family is quite rich, but he doesn't like like a rich person.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">大学生 毕业 找 工作 的 压力 挺 大 的 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Dàxuéshēng bìyè zhǎo gōngzuò de yālì tǐng dà de.</span><br/><span> College graduates who are looking for jobs are under quite a lot of pressure.</span></li>
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<h2 id="using-挺-with-a-verb-phrase">Using <span class="hanzist">挺</span> with a Verb Phrase</h2>
<p>In English, we're limited on what words come after the word "quite." Though Chinese is open to take on verbs after <span class="hanzi">挺</span>, these verbs are mostly psychological verbs.</p>
<h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
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<span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">挺</span> + Verb + Obj. + <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">的</span>
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<h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
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<li><span class="hanzi">这 份 工作 压力 不 大，挺 适合 女孩子 的。</span> <span>This job doesn't give you much stress.It quite suits girls.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">我们 一直 都挺 想你 的。</span> <span>We always miss you.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">我 真的挺 讨厌 你 老板的。</span> <span>I really hate your boss.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">你 不是挺喜欢 他的吗？为什么 要 跟 他 分手？</span> <span>Don't you really like him? Why do you want to break up with him?</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">他不是挺爱运动的吗？怎么不跟我们一起去爬山？</span> <span>Doesn't he love to do sports? Why didn't he climb the mountain with us?</span></li>
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<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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<li>Common Chinese Patterns 330 (<span class="hanzi">汉语常用格式330例</span>) (pp. 220)</li>
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<h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>
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<li><a href="http://www.xzbu.com/6/view-7143270.htm">1</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.chinatownedu.org/teaching/industry626.html">2</a></li>
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