没想到他爱好还挺多
“I didn't expect him to have so many hobbies.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I just occasionally encounter them while hiking, so I learned a bit about them.”
没想到 他爱好 还挺 多
“I didn't expect him to have so many hobbies.”
但是 今天体感温度不算高
“But... the sensible temperature isn't that high today.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using '还挺' conveys a conversational, pleasant surprise where the speaker notes something exceeded their baseline expectation without sounding overly dramatic.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
didn't expect / who knew
Used at the beginning of a clause to introduce an unexpected discovery or impression.
quite a lot actually
'还挺' + adjective is a very common informal intensifier meaning 'pretty' or 'surprisingly'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I doubt it's because he likes reading it.”
“and I don't know what he likes.”
“Whether there's even a chance he feels the same way about me.”
“He doesn't seem to like me much.”