宁可 Pronunciation and Pinyin
宁可 Usage and Examples
would rather
prefer
“我宁可一个孩子也没有。”她轻蔑地说。
"I would almost rather have no children at all," she said disdainfully [scornfully].
志愿者宁可看一部无聊的电影，也不想独自坐着思考。
Volunteers prefer watching a boring movie to sitting alone deliberating.
The characters in 宁可
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 宁
- nìng宁wéi为yù玉suì碎Rather be broken jade, Better to die with honor
- níng宁wèi为jī鸡kǒu口bú不wèi为niú牛hòu后Better to be the head of a small firm than the tail of a large one., Better to be a big fish in a small pond.
- níng宁wèi为jī鸡kǒu口wù勿wèi为niú牛hòu后Better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion., Better to be a big fish in a small pond.
- níng宁wèi为jī鸡kǒu口wú无wéi为niú牛hòu后Better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion., Better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond.
- níng宁wèi为jī鸡kǒu口wú毋wèi为niú牛hòu后Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox., Better to be a big fish in a small pond.
- níng宁wèi为jī鸡shī尸bú不wèi为niú牛cóng从Rather be a dead chicken than an ox's follower., Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox.
- níng宁wèi为jī鸡shī尸wú无wéi为niú牛cóng从Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox., Better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond.
- níng宁xiāng乡shì市Ningxiang City, Ningxiang
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Open the tool →Questions about 宁可
What does 宁可 mean in Chinese?
宁可 (nìng kě) means “would rather, prefer”.
How do you pronounce 宁可?
宁可 is pronounced nìng kě in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “would rather” in Chinese?
“would rather” is 宁可 (nìng kě) in Chinese.
How is 宁可 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 宁可, each with pinyin and an English translation.