HSK 3 · adverb

挺

tǐng

quite; rather; fairly

今天的天气挺热。

Jīntiān de tiānqì tǐng rè.

The weather today is quite hot.

他挺直脊梁,站在大家前面。

Tā tǐng zhí jǐliáng, zhàn zài dàjiā qiánmiàn。

He straightened his back and stood in front of everyone.

山上的树又高又挺拔。

Shān shàng de shù yòu gāo yòu tǐngbá。

The trees on the mountain are tall and straight.

他练习了很久,现在写得挺像样。

Tā liànxíle hěn jiǔ, xiànzài xiě de tǐng xiàngyàng。

He practiced for a long time, and now he writes quite decently.