挺

tǐng

HSK 3

挺 — tǐng

1. straight; erect; not bent

   树干挺直，长得很好。 shùgàn tǐngzhí zhǎng dé hěn hǎo — The trunk is straight and growing well.

2. to stick out (a body part); to straighten up (one's body)

   他把胸挺出来，显得很自信。 tā bǎ xiōng tǐngchūlái xiǎnde hěn zìxìn — He stuck his chest out, looking confident.

3. to support; to hold up; to withstand

   他一个人挺着这个家庭的经济压力。 tā yígè rén tǐng zhe zhège jiātíng de jīngjì yālì — He single-handedly shoulders the family's financial pressure.

4. quite; very (colloquial intensifier)

   这件衣服挺好看的。 zhèjiàn yīfú tǐng hǎokàn de — This piece of clothing is quite good-looking.

5. classifier for machine guns (e.g., 一挺机枪)

   他们在战场上发现了三挺机枪。 tāmen zài zhànchǎng shàng fāxiàn le sān tǐng jīqiāng — They found three machine guns on the battlefield.