# 挺拔 (tǐngbá)

In Mandarin Chinese, 挺拔 (tǐngbá) means “tall and straight”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: tall and straight
- Pinyin: tǐngbá (ting3 ba2)
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 山坡上长满了一排排挺拔的松树。
  Shānpō shàng zhǎng mǎn le yī pái pái tǐngbá de sōngshù.
  Rows of tall and straight pine trees grow on the mountain slope.

## Characters

- [挺](https://hanziro.com/word/ting-quite-very/) (tǐng): (coll.) quite, very; straight
- [拔](https://hanziro.com/word/ba-pull-out/) (bá): to pull out; to pull up

https://hanziro.com/word/ting-ba-tall-and-straight/

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