<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>挺 can be used before an <a href="adjective" class="uri" title= "wikilink">adjective</a> to mean "quite," or "rather," or "pretty," as in "pretty good."</p> <h2 id="using-挺-with-adjectives-only">Using 挺 with Adjectives Only</h2> <p>Using 挺 with an adjective means "quite."</p> <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>挺 + Adj. + 的</p> </div> <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>这 件 衣服 大小 <em>挺</em> 合适 <em>的</em> 。 <span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn yīfu dàxiǎo <em>tǐng</em> héshì <em>de</em>.</span><span class="trans">The size of this piece of clothes is quite suitable.</span></li> <li>我 觉得 你 妈妈 <em>挺</em> 年轻 <em>的</em> 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ juéde nǐ māma <em>tǐng</em> niánqīng <em>de</em>.</span><span class="trans">I think your mom is quite young.</span></li> <li>你 不 觉得 他 <em>挺</em> 帅 <em>的</em>吗 ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ bù juéde tā <em>tǐng</em> shuài <em>de</em> ma?</span><span class= "trans">You don't think he's quite handsome?</span></li> <li>他们 家 <em>挺</em> 有钱 <em>的</em> ， 但是他不像有钱人 。 <span class= "pinyin">Tāmen jiā <em>tǐng</em> yǒuqián <em>de</em>, dànshì tā bù xiàng yǒuqiánrén.</span><span class="trans">Their family is quite rich, but he doesn't like like a rich person.</span></li> <li>大学生 毕业 找 工作 的 压力 <em>挺</em> 大 <em>的</em> 。 <span class= "pinyin">Dàxuéshēng bìyè zhǎo gōngzuò de yālì <em>tǐng</em> dà <em>de</em>.</span><span class="trans">College graduates who are looking for jobs are under quite a lot of pressure.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="using-挺-with-a-verb-phrase">Using 挺 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 挺, these verbs are mostly psychological verbs.</p> <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>挺 + Verb + Obj. + 的</p> </div> <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>这 份 工作 压力 不 大，<em>挺</em> 适合 女孩子 <em>的</em>。<span class= "trans">This job doesn't give you much stress.It quite suits girls.</span></li> <li>我们 一直 都<em>挺</em> 想你 <em>的</em>。<span class="trans">We always miss you.</span></li> <li>我 真的<em>挺</em> 讨厌 你 老板<em>的</em>。<span class="trans">I really hate your boss.</span></li> <li>你 不是<em>挺</em>喜欢 他<em>的</em>吗？为什么 要 跟 他 分手？<span class= "trans">Don't you really like him? Why do you want to break up with him?</span></li> <li>他不是<em>挺</em>爱运动<em>的</em>吗？怎么不跟我们一起去爬山？<span class= "trans">Doesn't he love to do sports? Why didn't he climb the mountain with us?</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "Common_Chinese_Patterns_330_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%B8%B8%E7%94%A8%E6%A0%BC%E5%BC%8F330%E4%BE%8B)" title="wikilink">Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例)</a> (pp. 220) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7802006473/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7802006473"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="websites">Websites</h3> <ul> <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> </ul> <p><a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a> <a href= "Category:_Adverbs" title="wikilink">Category: Adverbs</a></p> </body> </html>