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挺 + Adj + 的 (quite / rather)
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How's the new flat?
- A friend asks about your new apartment. It is nice, though not amazing.
- quite挺good好(modifier / structural particle)的，exactly就是away from离company公司slightly有点儿to distance oneself from…远。 — "It's pretty nice — just a bit far from the office."
quite挺 + Adjective + (modifier / structural particle)的
- quite挺 + Adj (+ (modifier / structural particle)的) = "quite, pretty, rather" in casual speech: quite挺good好(modifier / structural particle)的, quite挺expensive贵(modifier / structural particle)的, quite挺busy忙(modifier / structural particle)的.
- (modifier / structural particle)的 at the end is common and makes it sound natural and relaxed.
this这(measure word)家shop店的things东西quite挺expensive贵的。
Casually: “The food here is pretty good.” 这儿的菜____好吃的。
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挺 + Adj + 的.
Feelings and verbs
- Feeling verbs take quite挺 too: I我quite挺like喜欢this这个city城市(modifier / structural particle)的。 — "I quite like this city."
- he / him他quite挺can / will会to speak说话(modifier / structural particle)的。 — "He's pretty good with words."
I我quite挺like喜欢this这个city城市的。
Build: “I quite like this city.”
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挺 + feeling verb + object + 的.
Negative and register
- "Not very" is not不too太 or not very不怎么, not not不quite挺: not so good不太好, not not不quite挺good好. (quite挺correct不错 / quite挺no good不好 put not不 after quite挺.)
- quite挺 is spoken; in an essay prefer fairly / rather比较 or degree / adjective linker很.
Which says “It isn't very expensive”?
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The negative of “quite” is 不太.
quite挺 versus degree / adjective linker很 and too太
- degree / adjective linker很 + Adj is the neutral default: degree / adjective linker很good好.
- quite挺 is friendly and casual; too太…(completed / change)了 is stronger and often "too": too太expensive贵(completed / change)了！
too太expensive贵了！
挺 is more casual than 很.
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挺 belongs to friendly conversation.
Recap
- quite挺 + Adj / feeling verb + (modifier / structural particle)的 = quite, pretty (casual).
- "Not very" = not不too太; in writing use fairly / rather比较 or degree / adjective linker很.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs with adjectives.
A friend asks about your new apartment. It is nice, though not amazing. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.