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  1. <p>挺 can be used before an <a href="adjective" class="uri" title="wikilink">adjective</a> to mean &quot;quite,&quot; or &quot;rather,&quot; or &quot;pretty,&quot; as in &quot;pretty good.&quot;</p>
  2. <h2 id="using-挺-with-adjectives-only">Using 挺 with Adjectives Only</h2>
  3. <p>Using 挺 with an adjective means &quot;quite.&quot;</p>
  4. <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
  5. <div class="jiegou">
  6. <p>挺 + Adj. + 的</p>
  7. </div>
  8. <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
  9. <div class="liju">
  10. <ul>
  11. <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>
  12. <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>
  13. <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>
  14. <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>
  15. <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>
  16. </ul>
  17. </div>
  18. <h2 id="using-挺-with-a-verb-phrase">Using 挺 with a Verb Phrase</h2>
  19. <p>In English, we're limited on what words come after the word &quot;quite.&quot; Though Chinese is open to take on verbs after 挺, these verbs are mostly psychological verbs.</p>
  20. <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
  21. <div class="jiegou">
  22. <p>挺 + Verb + Obj. + 的</p>
  23. </div>
  24. <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
  25. <div class="liju">
  26. <ul>
  27. <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>
  28. <li>我们 一直 都<em>挺</em> 想你 <em>的</em>。<span class="trans">We always miss you.</span></li>
  29. <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>
  30. <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>
  31. <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>
  32. </ul>
  33. </div>
  34. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
  35. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
  36. <ul>
  37. <li><a href="Common_Chinese_Patterns_330_(汉语常用格式330例)" 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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=7802006473">→buy</a></li>
  38. </ul>
  39. <h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>
  40. <ul>
  41. <li><a href="http://www.xzbu.com/6/view-7143270.htm">1</a></li>
  42. <li><a href="http://www.chinatownedu.org/teaching/industry626.html">2</a></li>
  43. </ul>
  44. <p><a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a> <a href="Category:_Adverbs" title="wikilink">Category: Adverbs</a></p>