挺拔
Old HSK 6
挺拔 (tǐngbá) · tall and straight
挺拔 (tǐngbá) means “tall and straight; upright”. It is written with 2 characters: 挺 (quite) + 拔 (to uproot). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 挺拔 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)
拔 bá · to uproot
What 拔 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 犮bá — to pull up
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 大dà — big
- 丶 — dot
- 犬quǎn — dog
Example sentences
路边的大树又高又挺拔。Lùbiān de dàshù yòu gāo yòu tǐngbá.The big trees by the road are tall and straight.
他站得很挺拔。Tā zhàn de hěn tǐngbá.He stands very upright.
Questions about 挺拔
What does 挺拔 mean?
挺拔 (tǐngbá) means “tall and straight; upright”.
How do you pronounce 挺拔?
挺拔 is pronounced tǐngbá.
Which HSK level is 挺拔?
挺拔 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 挺好tǐng hǎoquite good
- 挺tǐngquite
- 拔苗助长bámiáozhùzhǎngto spoil things by being too hasty
- 海拔hǎibáaltitude
- 提拔tíbáto promote (to a higher post)
- 选拔xuǎnbáto select (the best)
Learn 挺拔 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 180: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.