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挺
tǐng
Main
English Definitionstraight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; measure word for machine guns
Simplified Script挺
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyintǐng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄊㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)ting5
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (动) verb, (副) adverb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2,4 TOCFL=5,6

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Words With Same Head Word    
挺进tǐngjìnprogress; to advance
挺身而出tǐngshēn ér chūto step forward bravely
挺拔tǐngbátall and straight
挺直tǐngzhíupright
挺立tǐnglìto stand erect; to stand upright
Words With Same Tail Word    
坚挺jiāntǐngfirm and upright; strong (of currency)
笔挺bǐtǐng(standing) very straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright; well-ironed; trim
叶挺yètǐngYe Ting (1896-1946), communist military leader
直挺挺zhí tǐng tǐngto stand straight
硬挺yìngtǐngto endure with all one's will; to hold out; rigid; stiff
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