宁愿 寧願
宁愿 寧願 nìng yuàn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄢˋ ning4 jyun6 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- would rather ... (than ...)
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宁 寧
- 安宁 安寧 ān níng ㄢ ㄋㄧㄥˊ on1 ning4 peaceful
- 宁可 寧可 nìng kě ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄜˇ ning4 ho2 preferably
- 宁静 寧靜 níng jìng ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ning4 zing6 tranquil
- 丁宁 丁寧 dīng níng ㄉㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ding1 ning4 variant of 叮咛
- 中宁 中寧 Zhōng níng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄥˊ zung1 ning4 see 中宁县
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- 丹宁 丹寧 dān níng ㄉㄢ ㄋㄧㄥˊ daan1 ning4 (loanword) denim
- 伊宁 伊寧 Yī níng ㄧ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ji1 ning4 see 伊宁市
- 休宁 休寧 Xiū níng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄋㄧㄥˊ jau1 ning4 see 休宁县
- 冕宁 冕寧 Miǎn níng ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄋㄧㄥˊ min5 ning4 see 冕宁县
- 列宁 列寧 Liè níng ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ lit6 ning4 Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader
- 南宁 南寧 Nán níng ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ naam4 ning4 see 南宁市
- 周宁 周寧 Zhōu níng ㄓㄡ ㄋㄧㄥˊ zau1 ning4 see 周宁县
- 咸宁 咸寧 Xián níng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ haam4 ning4 see 咸宁市
- 单宁 單寧 dān níng ㄉㄢ ㄋㄧㄥˊ daan1 ning4 (loanword) tannin
- 寿宁 壽寧 Shòu níng ㄕㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ sau6 ning4 see 寿宁县
- 大宁 大寧 Dà níng ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ daai6 ning4 see 大宁县
- 天宁 天寧 Tiān níng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄧㄥˊ tin1 ning4 see 天宁区
- 奎宁 奎寧 kuí níng ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ fui1 ning4 quinine (loanword)
- 威宁 威寧 Wēi níng ㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄥˊ wai1 ning4 see 威宁彝族回族苗族自治县
- 安宁 安寧 Ān níng ㄢ ㄋㄧㄥˊ on1 ning4 see 安宁区
愿 願
- 但愿 但願 dàn yuàn ㄉㄢˋ ㄩㄢˋ daan6 jyun6 if only (sth were possible)
- 心愿 心願 xīn yuàn ㄒㄧㄣ ㄩㄢˋ sam1 jyun6 cherished desire
- 志愿 志願 zhì yuàn ㄓˋ ㄩㄢˋ zi3 jyun6 aspiration
- 情愿 情願 qíng yuàn ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ cing4 jyun6 willingness
- 意愿 意願 yì yuàn ㄧˋ ㄩㄢˋ ji3 jyun6 aspiration
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- 祝愿 祝願 zhù yuàn ㄓㄨˋ ㄩㄢˋ zuk1 jyun6 to wish
- 自愿 自願 zì yuàn ㄗˋ ㄩㄢˋ zi6 jyun6 voluntary
- 许愿 許願 xǔ yuàn ㄒㄩˇ ㄩㄢˋ heoi2 jyun6 to make a wish
- 遗愿 遺願 yí yuàn ㄧˊ ㄩㄢˋ wai4 jyun6 final wishes of the departed
- 愿意 願意 yuàn yì ㄩㄢˋ ㄧˋ jyun6 ji3 to wish
- 愿望 願望 yuàn wàng ㄩㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ jyun6 mong6 desire
- 志愿者 志願者 zhì yuàn zhě ㄓˋ ㄩㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ zi3 jyun6 ze2 volunteer
- 如愿以偿 如願以償 rú yuàn yǐ cháng ㄖㄨˊ ㄩㄢˋ ㄧˇ ㄔㄤˊ jyu4 jyun6 ji5 soeng4 to have one's wish fulfilled
- 不愿 不願 bù yuàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄢˋ bat1 jyun6 unwilling
- 夙愿 夙願 sù yuàn ㄙㄨˋ ㄩㄢˋ suk1 jyun6 long-cherished wish
- 如愿 如願 rú yuàn ㄖㄨˊ ㄩㄢˋ jyu4 jyun6 to have one's wishes fulfilled
- 宏愿 宏願 hóng yuàn ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ wang4 jyun6 great aspiration
- 宿愿 宿願 sù yuàn ㄙㄨˋ ㄩㄢˋ suk1 jyun6 long-cherished wish
- 弘愿 弘願 hóng yuàn ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ variant of 宏愿
- 所愿 所願 suǒ yuàn ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄢˋ so2 jyun6 wished-for
Idioms with these characters
- 鸡犬不宁 雞犬不寧 jī quǎn bù níng ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ gai1 hyun2 bat1 ning4 lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)
- 宁静致远 寧靜致遠 níng jìng zhì yuǎn ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄩㄢˇ ning4 zing6 zi3 jyun5 tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
- 宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ ning4 kyut3 mou4 laam6 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
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- 宁死不屈 寧死不屈 nìng sǐ bù qū ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩ ning4 sei2 bat1 wat1 rather die than submit (idiom)
- 宁左勿右 寧左勿右 nìng zuǒ wù yòu ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ning4 zo2 mat6 jau6 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
- 息事宁人 息事寧人 xī shì níng rén ㄒㄧ ㄕˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ sik1 si6 ning4 jan4 to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 宁愿 寧願 分开 分開 。
I would rather be apart.
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我 宁愿 寧願 去 游泳 。
I'd rather go swimming.
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他 宁愿 寧願 不 吃 这个 這個 。
He'd prefer not to eat that.
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我 宁愿 寧願 呆 在 这里 這裡 。
I would rather stay here.
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我 宁愿 寧願 不 说出 說出 来 來 。
I'd rather not say.
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