Expressing "quite" with "ting"
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Structure
挺 + Adj. + 的
Examples
- 这 件 衣服 大小 挺 合适 的。The size of this piece of clothes is quite suitable.
- 我 觉得 你 妈妈 挺 年轻 的。I think your mom is quite young.
- 你 不 觉得 他挺 帅 的吗？You don't think he's quite handsome?
- 他们 家 挺 有钱 的，但是他不像有钱人。Their family is quite rich, but he doesn't like like a rich person.
- 大学生 毕业 找 工作 的 压力 挺 大 的。College graduates who are looking for jobs are under quite a lot of pressure.
Structure
挺 + Verb + Obj. + 的
Examples
- 这 份 工作 压力 不 大，挺 适合 女孩子 的。This job doesn't give you much stress.It quite suits girls.
- 我们 一直 都挺 想你 的。We always miss you.
- 我 真的挺 讨厌 你 老板的。I really hate your boss.
- 你 不是挺喜欢 他的吗？为什么 要 跟 他 分手？Don't you really like him? Why do you want to break up with him?
- 他不是挺爱运动的吗？怎么不跟我们一起去爬山？Doesn't he love to do sports? Why didn't he climb the mountain with us?
Sources and further reading
Books
- Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例) (pp. 220) →buy
