tǐng
挺 (tǐng) is a Chinese word meaning “straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body)”.
Meanings
- 1straight
- 2erect
- 3to stick out (a part of the body)
- 4to (physically) straighten up
- 5to support
- 6to withstand
- 7outstanding
- 8(coll.) quite
- 9very
- 10classifier for machine guns
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
挺身而出to step forward bravely挺进progress挺直upright; erect坚挺firm and upright挺身to straighten one's back笔挺(standing) very straight挺拔tall and straight昂首挺胸head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits挺立to stand erect挺举clean and jerk (weightlifting technique)硬挺to endure with all one's will力挺to strongly support; to firmly back