Chinese word

挺好

Pronunciation

Pinyintǐng hǎo

Meaning

adjectivepretty good

Example

这家饭店挺好，价格也不贵。zhè jiā fàn diàn tǐng hǎo jià gé yě bú guì

This restaurant is pretty good, and the prices aren't expensive either.

More examples

这件事处理得挺好，大家都满意。zhè jiàn shì chú lǐ de tǐng hǎo dà jiā dōu mǎn yì

This matter was handled pretty well, and everyone was satisfied.

Core concept

A casual step above simply acceptable, showing that something has earned a pleased response.

Common phrases

挺好的tǐng hǎo de
pretty good
做得挺好zuò de tǐng hǎo
do pretty well

Similar words

很好hěn hǎo: A clear, strong expression of high praise for something judged very good.
不错bú cuò: A positive judgment that something is good and meets expectations.
还可以hái ké yǐ: A mild judgment that something is acceptable and fairly good, without strong praise.
还好hái hǎo: A moderate judgment that a situation or result is fine and causes no particular concern.

Definition in Chinese

表示主观的较高评价，可作形容词或作程度副词，常与形容词连用，语气比“很”更口语化。biǎo shì zhǔ guān de jiào gāo píng jià kě zuò xíng róng cí huò zuò chéng dù fù cí cháng yǔ xíng róng cí lián yòng yǔ qì bǐ hěn gèng kóu yǔ huà

Word origin

挺 (tǐng, "straight or projecting") + 好 (hǎo, "good") shows how a word about standing upright developed into a conversational adverb that raises the degree of the following adjective.

Usage tips

Its position before an adjective is a useful clue that it describes how strongly a quality is felt, not a separate feature of the thing being described.

Opposites

不好bù hǎonot goodadjective