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Chinese word

宁肯

nìng kěn

would rather...

Traditional: 寧肯

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • would rather...
  • it would be better...
  • would prefer

Characters in this word

宁níng5 strokescalm, peaceful肯kěn8 strokesto agree to, to consent, to permit

Common words: 宁 · 肯

Words

Words with the same first character

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宁愿宁愿nìng yuànwould rather ... (than ...)宁波宁波níng bōsee 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 Shi4]宁夏宁夏níng xiàsee 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]宁可宁可nìng kěpreferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to…宁静宁静níng jìngtranquil; tranquility; serenity