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tǐng

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tǐng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tǐng | ting3
English translation
to stick out
to (physically) straighten up
to endure or hold out
straight
stiff
outstanding
extraordinary
rather
quite
very
classifier for machine guns
to straighten, to stand upright; rigid, stiff

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About tǐng

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

tǐng

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of tǐng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌廷

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

tíng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and tíng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using tǐng

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植物 zhíwù de 本性 běn xìng shì Xiàng shǎng tǐng cuàn 争取 zhēngqǔ 阳光 yángguāng .

It's the nature of plants to strain upwards to the light.

青松 qīng sōng 挺立 tǐng lì zài 山坡 shān pō shǎng .

Several pine trees stand erect on the hillside.

yāo le 五十 wǔ shí Yuán , 觉得 juéde tǐng 便宜 biànyí .

He charged me fifty dollars, which seemed pretty cheap to me.

diū le zhǐ 耳环 ěrhuán . 还是 háishi tǐng guì de .

I've lost an ear - ring . It was an expensive one ` too.

月亮 yuèliang 照得 zhào dé 院子 yuàn zi tǐng 明快.

The moon lightened the courtyard.

Words with tǐng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
tǐng erect tǐng
挺进 tǐng jìn progress挺進
挺身而出 tǐng shēn ér chū to step forward bravely挺身而出 tǐng shēn ér chū
坚挺 jiān tǐng firm and upright堅挺
挺拔 tǐngbá tall and straight挺拔 tǐngbá
挺身 tǐng shēn to straighten one's back挺身 tǐng shēn
挺立 tǐng lì to stand erect挺立 tǐng lì
笔挺 bǐ tǐng bolt upright筆挺
挺举 tǐng jǔ clean and jerk (weightlifting technique)挺舉
昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng in fine mettle (of animal)昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
叶挺 Yè Tǐng Ye Ting (1896-1946), communist military leader葉挺
硬挺 yìng tǐng rigid硬挺 yìng tǐng
挺尸 tǐng shī (coll.) to sleep挺屍
伏地挺身 fú dì tǐng shēn pushup (exercise)伏地挺身 fú dì tǐng shēn
劲挺 jìng tǐng strong勁挺

tǐng Decomposition & Compounds

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tǐng Decomposition

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