挺好
HSK 2 (2021)
挺好 (tǐng hǎo) · quite good
挺好 (tǐng hǎo) means “quite good; pretty good”. It is written with 2 characters: 挺 (quite) + 好 (good). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 挺好 is built
The characters
挺 tǐng · quite
What 挺 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 廷tíng — courtyard
- 廴yǐn — to walk
- 壬rén — 9th heavenly stem
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 士shì — scholar
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 廷 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
好 hǎo · good
What 好 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: A woman 女 with a son 子 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你的汉语挺好。Nǐ de Hànyǔ tǐng hǎo.Your Chinese is pretty good.
这个想法挺好的。Zhège xiǎngfǎ tǐng hǎo de.This idea is quite good.
Questions about 挺好
What does 挺好 mean?
挺好 (tǐng hǎo) means “quite good; pretty good”.
How do you pronounce 挺好?
挺好 is pronounced tǐng hǎo.
Which HSK level is 挺好?
挺好 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 挺拔tǐngbátall and straight
- 挺tǐngquite
- 爱好àihàohobby
- 好吃hǎochīdelicious
- 好看hǎokàngood-looking
- 好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
- 好玩儿hǎowánrfun
- 最好zuìhǎobest
- 不好意思bùhǎoyìsisorry
- 好处hǎochubenefit
Learn 挺好 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 74: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.