宁肯 寧肯
宁肯 寧肯 nìng kěn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄣˇ ning4 hang2
- would rather...
- it would be better...
- would prefer
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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
- 宁愿 寧願 nìng yuàn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄢˋ ning4 jyun6 would rather ... (than ...)
- 丁宁 丁寧 dīng níng ㄉㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ding1 ning4 variant of 叮咛
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- 中宁 中寧 Zhōng níng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄥˊ zung1 ning4 see 中宁县
- 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
肯
- 中肯 zhòng kěn ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄣˇ zung3 hang2 pertinent; apropos
- 肯定 kěn dìng ㄎㄣˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ hang2 ding6 to be certain; to be positive
- 林肯 Lín kěn ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄣˇ lam4 hang2 Lincoln (name)
- 肯亚 肯亞 Kěn yà ㄎㄣˇ ㄧㄚˋ hang2 aa3 (Tw) Kenya
- 肯特 Kěn tè ㄎㄣˇ ㄊㄜˋ hang2 dak6 Kent (English county)
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- 首肯 shǒu kěn ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄣˇ sau2 hang2 to give a nod of approval
- 林肯郡 Lín kěn jùn ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄣˇ ㄐㄩㄣˋ lam4 hang2 gwan6 Lincolnshire (English county)
- 肯塔基 Kěn tǎ jī ㄎㄣˇ ㄊㄚˇ ㄐㄧ hang2 taap3 gei1 Kentucky, US state
- 肯定句 kěn dìng jù ㄎㄣˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄩˋ hang2 ding6 geoi3 affirmative sentence
- 肯尼亚 肯尼亞 Kěn ní yà ㄎㄣˇ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˋ hang2 nei4 aa3 Kenya
- 肯尼迪 Kěn ní dí ㄎㄣˇ ㄋㄧˊ ㄉㄧˊ hang2 nei4 dik6 Kennedy (name)
- 肯德基 Kěn dé jī ㄎㄣˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧ hang2 dak1 gei1 KFC
- 肯德拉 Kěn dé lā ㄎㄣˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄚ hang2 dak1 laai1 Kendra (name)
- 阿肯色 Ā kěn sè ㄚ ㄎㄣˇ ㄙㄜˋ aa3 hang2 sik1 Arkansas, US state
- 麦肯锡 麥肯錫 Mài kěn xī ㄇㄞˋ ㄎㄣˇ ㄒㄧ mak6 hang2 sek3 (name) MacKenzie; McKinsey
- 假肯定句 jiǎ kěn dìng jù ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄎㄣˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄩˋ gaa2 hang2 ding6 geoi3 false affirmative
- 真肯定句 zhēn kěn dìng jù ㄓㄣ ㄎㄣˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄩˋ zan1 hang2 ding6 geoi3 true affirmative (TA)
- 肯尼迪角 Kěn ní dí jiǎo ㄎㄣˇ ㄋㄧˊ ㄉㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ hang2 nei4 dik6 gok3 Cape Kennedy, name 1963-1973 of Cape Canaveral 卡纳维拉尔角, Florida
- 肯普索恩 Kěn pǔ suǒ ēn ㄎㄣˇ ㄆㄨˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄣ hang2 pou2 sok3 jan1 (Dirk) Kempthorne (US Senator from Idaho)
- 郎肯循环 郎肯循環 láng kěn xún huán ㄌㄤˊ ㄎㄣˇ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ long4 hang2 ceon4 waan4 Rankine cycle (engineering)
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
Show 3 more idioms with 宁 寧
- 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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与其 與其 知道 你 要 走 ， 我 宁肯 寧肯 你 没有 沒有 回来 回來 过 過 。
I would rather that you never returned than know that you wanted to leave.
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