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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.endure; bear
他发烧还挺着上课。
He's come to class in spite of his fever.
她这场病还是挺过来了。
She succeeded in pulling through the illness.
他受了伤，还挺着。
Though wounded, he was still holding out.
- 2
adv.infmlvery
你工作挺努力。
You are very diligent in your work.
这小孩挺聪明。
This child is quite clever.
这些花挺香。
These flowers smell nice.
- 3
adj.straight; stiff; erect
挺拔
tall and straight
笔挺
well-ironed
挺立
stand upright
- 4
v.stick out
挺胸
stick out one's chest
挺起腰板
straighten one's back
挺着脖子
straighten one's neck
- 5
adj.outstanding
英挺
outstanding
- 6
measure wordfor machine guns
两挺重机关枪
two heavy machine guns
轻重机枪70余挺
over seventy heavy and light machine guns
- 7
support
Words and phrases with 挺
- 挺好[word]not half bad
- 挺举[word]clean and jerk
- 挺身[word]straighten one's back
- 挺立[word]stand upright
- 挺实[word]sturdy
- 挺直[word]erect; hold erect
- 挺器[word]jim crow
- 挺杆[word]tappet
- 挺尸[word]lie stiff like a corpse
- 挺拔不群[idiom]stiff upright and uncommon to all
- 挺身而出[idiom]come out boldly
- 挺胸凸肚[idiom]energized; arrogant and proud
- 挺胸突肚[idiom]puff up one's chest
Word usage
- Note"最", "顶", "很", "非常", "挺", "怪", etc. are all adverbs of degree, but indicating diferent degrees. "最" and "顶" indicate the highest level, and "顶" is only used in spoken language; "很" "非常" indicates a very high level, but inferior to "最" and "顶"; "挺" and "怪" indicate level higher, but second to "很" and "非常", used in spoken English.