<ul>
<li><p>太 is usually a compound with 了. So if 太 was the correct answer it would be: ___精神了。</p>
</li>
<li><p>好 would work in dialect/topolect in place of 很 - but is incorrect in MSM.</p>
</li>
<li><p>多么 is just weird. maybe it work work with 啊 like ___精神啊 - but now were moving away from MSM again.</p>
</li>
<li><p>挺 is pretty much interchangeable with 很</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Spiritual</em> is not the correct translation here for 精神.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&amp;wdrst=0&amp;wdqb=%E7%B2%BE%E7%A5%9E" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MDBG</a> defines it as:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>精神</p>
<p>jīng​shen​</p>
<p>vigor / vitality / drive / spiritual</p>
</blockquote>
<p>红光满面，挺精神的。</p>
<p>glowing with health - looking full of vigor (energetic/lively/spirited)</p>

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Mou某
<p><a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/2044/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">挺</a> as an adverb means: very; rather; pretty; quite</p>
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<p>我看你红光满面，___精神的。</p>
<p>I see your face is glowing with healthy color, you seem ___  strong and spirited.</p>
<p><strong>very; rather; pretty; quite</strong> are all correct answers.</p>
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<p>好精神的 is incorrect in this context because 好 is the colloquial form of 很(very). 我看你红光满面，很精神的。would be grammatically correct.</p>
<p><em>However, the sentence in the question ended with a period, indicates the sentence is completed. Which means the first part &quot;我看你红光满面&quot; is the observation, and the second part  &quot;挺精神的&quot; is the estimation (a conclusion from the observation), 很 sounds too definite</em></p>
<ul>
<li><p>我看你红光满面, 太精神的 (too strong and spirited) makes not much sense.</p>
</li>
<li><p>我看你红光满面, 多么精神的 (how strong and spirited it is) '多么' usually pair with an finish particle '啊' not '的'</p>
</li>
</ul>

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Thanks but why 很 sounds too definite while 挺 is not? Both seem to mean the same thing I think...
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很 traslates to "very", whereas 挺 means more along the lines of "quite", "pretty", and "rather".
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<p>In fact, we omit 你看起来 in  the second sentence. We don't usually use "and" (和) when linking two sentences.<br>
太，多么，非常 can be used to describe the adjectives but usually the character 的 in adjectives is omited. 
Usually 太 is followed by an adjective and a character 了，for example "太棒了，太好了，太贵了，太咸了" which means too much.
多么 is usually followed by an adjective (with 的)and a noun. For example "多么美好的一天，多么漂亮的人"
非常is a common word to describe a noun. For  example "天气非常好，这水很咸" from which we can see the structure is: subject ＋非常＋adjective.
挺means a little low degree to describe an adjective and is usually followed by an adjective (with 的). For example "这水挺好喝的，今天天气挺好的，我挺开心的"</p>

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<p>I recently took a Chinese test on EasyMandarin website. One of the question was the following:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>我看你红光满面，___精神的。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I answered 好 but the correct answer was 挺. The other candidates are 太 and 多么.</p>

<p>However, why is 挺 correct here? I also don't understand the sentence, either. How is the two sentences connected together? It is like "I saw your face was red due to happiness, too spiritual...?</p>

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bkrs：红光满面（形容人脸色红润） glow with health; a healthy and hearty look; glowing with health; glowing ruddy cheeks; have a fine colour in one's cheeks; have a high colour; in ruddy health; wear a radiant face，
挺 III
〈副〉
(1) 非常 [very]。
(2) 如: 挺好; 病得挺重的
(3) 颇, 相当 [rather]。
(4) 如: 今天挺冷 (多么 would seem possible）

我看你红光满面 grammar topic：sentence with S-P (subject-predicate) as predicate, others would say "telescopic construction" (topic-comment) S：你，S-P predicate: 红光(S,red light/glare)满面 (P)
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精神:（活跃; 有生气） lively; spirited; vigorous:
那孩子怪精神的。 The child is full of life.
他穿上这套衣服真精神。 The suit made him look especially impressive.
user6065
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Why is 挺 used in the following sentence?
# Why is 挺 used in the following sentence?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-19)

I recently took a Chinese test on EasyMandarin website. One of the question was the following:

> 我看你红光满面，\_\_\_精神的。

I answered 好 but the correct answer was 挺. The other candidates are 太 and 多么.

However, why is 挺 correct here? I also don't understand the sentence, either. How is the two sentences connected together? It is like "I saw your face was red due to happiness, too spiritual...?

**Tags:** word-choice

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: bkrs：红光满面（形容人脸色红润） glow with health; a healthy and hearty look; glowing with health; glowing ruddy cheeks; have a fine colour in one's cheeks; have a high colour; in ruddy health; wear a radiant face， 挺 III 〈副〉 (1) 非常 [very]。 (2) 如: 挺好; 病得挺重的 (3) 颇, 相当 [rather]。 (4) 如: 今天挺冷 (多么 would seem possible）  我看你红光满面 grammar topic：sentence with S-P (subject-predicate) as predicate, others would say "telescopic construction" (topic-comment) S：你，S-P predicate: 红光(S,red light/glare)满面 (P)  
> **username_1**: 精神:（活跃; 有生气） lively; spirited; vigorous: 那孩子怪精神的。 The child is full of life. 他穿上这套衣服真精神。 The suit made him look especially impressive.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-08-19. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

* 太 is usually a compound with 了. So if 太 was the correct answer it would be: \_\_\_精神了。
* 好 would work in dialect/topolect in place of 很 - but is incorrect in MSM.
* 多么 is just weird. maybe it work work with 啊 like \_\_\_精神啊 - but now were moving away from MSM again.
* 挺 is pretty much interchangeable with 很

*Spiritual* is not the correct translation here for 精神.

[MDBG](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E7%B2%BE%E7%A5%9E) defines it as:

> 精神
>
> jīng​shen​
>
> vigor / vitality / drive / spiritual

红光满面，挺精神的。

glowing with health - looking full of vigor (energetic/lively/spirited)


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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-08-19. Score: 2

[挺](http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/2044/) as an adverb means: very; rather; pretty; quite

> 我看你红光满面，\_\_\_精神的。
>
> I see your face is glowing with healthy color, you seem \_\_\_ strong and spirited.
>
> **very; rather; pretty; quite** are all correct answers.

好精神的 is incorrect in this context because 好 is the colloquial form of 很(very). 我看你红光满面，很精神的。would be grammatically correct.

*However, the sentence in the question ended with a period, indicates the sentence is completed. Which means the first part "我看你红光满面" is the observation, and the second part "挺精神的" is the estimation (a conclusion from the observation), 很 sounds too definite*

* 我看你红光满面, 太精神的 (too strong and spirited) makes not much sense.
* 我看你红光满面, 多么精神的 (how strong and spirited it is) '多么' usually pair with an finish particle '啊' not '的'

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks but why 很 sounds too definite while 挺 is not? Both seem to mean the same thing I think...  
> **username_4**: 很 traslates to "very", whereas 挺 means more along the lines of "quite", "pretty", and "rather".  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2017-08-19. Score: 0

In fact, we omit 你看起来 in the second sentence. We don't usually use "and" (和) when linking two sentences.  
太，多么，非常 can be used to describe the adjectives but usually the character 的 in adjectives is omited.
Usually 太 is followed by an adjective and a character 了，for example "太棒了，太好了，太贵了，太咸了" which means too much.
多么 is usually followed by an adjective (with 的)and a noun. For example "多么美好的一天，多么漂亮的人"
非常is a common word to describe a noun. For example "天气非常好，这水很咸" from which we can see the structure is: subject ＋非常＋adjective.
挺means a little low degree to describe an adjective and is usually followed by an adjective (with 的). For example "这水挺好喝的，今天天气挺好的，我挺开心的"


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