Meaning
peaceful; rather
Chinese: 安宁；也表示宁可、宁愿。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ning” becomes a different word in each tone. 宁 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 宁静níng jìngtranquil; tranquility; serenity
- 宁可nìng kěpreferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to
- 宁愿nìng yuànwould rather ... (than ...)
- 安宁ān níngpeaceful; tranquil; calm; composed
- 宁肯nìng kěnwould rather...; it would be better...; would prefer
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Example Sentence
我宁可走路，也不愿意挤公交车。Wǒ nìng kě zǒu lù, yě bú yuàn yì jǐ gōng jiāo chē.I would rather walk than squeeze onto a crowded bus.
我WǒI宁可nìng kěpreferably走路zǒu lùto walk，也yěalso不愿bú yuànunwilling意yì(bound form) Italy (abbr. 挤jǐto crowd in公交车gōng jiāo chēpublic transport vehicle。