| 挺 | 106A30 10A.83-9 | 部居  | 畫數 10 | ㄊㄧㄥˇ [ting3] . [Cf.梃 10B.83,鋌 81A.83] | ||
| V.i. & t. | (1) To stick up or out, to bulge or protrude, to straighten: 挺著肚子 protrude belly; 挺胸，挺起胸膛 stick out chest, stand straight in gesture of self-confidence; 挺起腰板兒 stand up as a man; 挺身而出 stand up and volunteer to help; to raise: 挺劍而起 flash a sword and stand up. (2) To stand up against, to stick it out, to sustain: 他挺不住了 he cannot stand (pain, suffering) any more; 這場病真挺過去了 he succeeded in pulling through the illness; 這個人好硬挺 this man can stand through a lot; 挺刑 suffer corporeal punishment without flinching. (3) (Of market price) be firm, go up: 上挺. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Erect, firm: 直挺挺的 rigorously straight, 挺直，挺立 [ting3zhi2], [ting3li4]↓. (2) Distinguished, standing out: 挺然不群 be distinguished from fellowmen; 挺拔，挺秀 [ting3ba2], [ting3xiu4]↓. | |||||
| Adv. | (1) (Coll.) rather, pretty: 挺好 quite good; | |||||
| Adj. | 挺大，挺長 pretty big, long; 挺嚴 rather stiff. (2) Forward: 挺進 go forward. | |||||
| Words | 1. 挺拔 [ting3ba2], adj., independent, outstanding. 2. 挺覺 [ting3jiao4], v.i., (MC) [ting3shi1]↓. 3. 挺直 [ting3zhi2], adj., rigorously straight. 4. 挺立 [ting3li4], v.i., stand erect. 5. 挺秀 [ting3xiu4], adj., distinguished in talent, handsome. 6. 挺屍 [ting3shi1], v.i., (facet.) lie stiff in bed, like a corpse. | |||||