<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops"> <head> <title></title> <link href="../Styles/main.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> </head> <body> <h1>Expressing "quite" with "ting" </h1> <p>挺 (tǐng) can be used before an adjective to mean "quite," "rather," or "pretty," as in "pretty good." This pattern is quite common in spoken Chinese.</p> <h2>Contents</h2> <div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Used with Adjectives </span></li> <ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.1 Structure </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.2 Examples </span></li> </ul> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Used with Verbs </span></li> <ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.1 Structure </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.2 Examples </span></li> </ul> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 See also </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 Sources and further reading </span></li> <ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.1 Books</span></li> </ul> </ul> </div> <h2>Used with Adjectives</h2> <p>Using 挺 with an adjective means "quite."</p> <h3>Structure</h3> <div class="deux">挺 + Adj. + 的</div> <h3>Examples</h3> <div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这个 老师 挺 年轻 的 。 Zhège lǎoshī tǐng niánqīng de. This teacher is quite young. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你 男朋友 挺 帅 的 。 Nǐ nánpéngyou tǐng shuài de. Your boyfriend is pretty handsome. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">最近 大家 都 挺 忙 的 。 Zuìjìn dàjiā dōu tǐng máng de. We've all been quite busy lately. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这 件 衣服 大小 挺 合适 的 。 Zhè jiàn yīfu dàxiǎo tǐng héshì de. This piece of clothing fits pretty well. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 家 不是 挺 有钱 的 吗 ？ Tā jiā bù shì tǐng yǒuqián de ma? Isn't his family rather rich?</span><br/></li> </ul> </div> <h3>Used with Verbs</h3> <p>In English, we're limited on what words come after the word "quite." Though Chinese is open to taking on verbs after 挺, these verbs are mostly psychological verbs. </p> <h3>Structure</h3> <div class="deux">挺 + [Verb Phrase] + 的 </div> <h3>Examples</h3> <div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我 挺 喜欢 这 份 工作 的 。 Wǒ tǐng xǐhuan zhè fèn gōngzuò de. I quite like this job. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我 女儿 挺 怕 他 爸爸 的 。 Wǒ nǚ'ér tǐng pà tā bàba de. My daughter is quite afraid of his father. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">那 件 事 我 挺 后悔 的 。 Nà jiàn shì wǒ tǐng hòuhuǐ de. I rather regret that incident. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我们 都 挺 想 你 的 。 Wǒmen dōu tǐng xiǎng nǐ de. We all quite miss you. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你 不 是 挺 爱 他 的 吗 ？怎么 分手 了 ？ Nǐ bù shì tǐng ài tā de ma? Zěnme fēnshǒu le? Don't you love him? How come you broke up?</span><br/></li> </ul> </div> <h3>See also</h3> <div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Expressing "excessively" with "tai" </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Expressing "rather" with "bijiao" </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Positive adjectives with "-ji le" </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Expressing "a little too" with "you dian" </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Sources and further reading</span><br/></li> </ul> </div> <h3>Books</h3> <div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例) (pp. 220) →buy</span><br/></li> </ul> </div> </body> </html>