Meaning of 挺好
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- very good
How to use 挺好
挺好 is a very common spoken phrase meaning "quite good" or "pretty good." It often ends with 的 in casual speech. Example: 这个电影挺好的。(Zhège diànyǐng tǐng hǎo de.) This movie is pretty good.
挺 (tǐng) means to stand straight, and it has the hand radical 扌 on the left. Picture someone standing up straight and giving a thumbs up while saying 好 (hǎo), "pretty good."
Common mistake: Learners often write 挺 with the person radical 亻 instead of the hand radical 扌, or mix it up with 庭 (tíng) and 停 (tíng). Also remember that 挺 is third tone, tǐng, while 停 (tíng, to stop) is second tone.
挺好 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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挺 tǐng · straight · 9 strokes
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好 hǎo · good · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 挺好.
| 最好 | zuìhǎo | best; had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty; delicious |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear |
| 爱好 | àihào | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby |
| 好玩儿 | hǎowánr | erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2] |
| 好像 | hǎoxiàng | as if; to seem like |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing |
| 好多 | hǎoduō | many; quite a lot |
| 好人 | hǎorén | good person; healthy person |
| 正好 | zhènghǎo | just (in time); just right |
| 好事 | hǎoshì | good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity |
Questions about 挺好
What does 挺好 mean?
挺好 (tǐng hǎo) means "very good".
How do you write 挺好?
挺好 is made of 2 characters: 挺 (9 strokes), 好 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 挺好 an HSK word?
Yes. 挺好 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Is 挺好 stronger or weaker than 很好?
挺好 usually sounds a bit softer and more casual than 很好 (hěn hǎo). It is like saying "pretty good" instead of "very good." In daily conversation 挺好的 is a relaxed, friendly answer.
Can I use 挺 with other adjectives?
Yes. 挺 works with many adjectives and some verbs of feeling, such as 挺忙 (tǐng máng) "quite busy" or 挺喜欢 (tǐng xǐhuan) "really like." Adding 的 at the end, as in 挺好看的, makes it sound natural in speech.