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宁可
繁體 寧可
nìng kěning4 ke3
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 7freq #8,234dc
释义Meanings
  1. 1.preferably
  2. 2.one would prefer to...(or not to...)
  3. 3.would rather
  4. 4.(would) be better to
  5. 5.(to pick) the lesser of two evils
汉字Characters
níng
calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
radical: 宀
decomp: ⿱宀丁
kě
may, can, -able; possibly
radical: 口
decomp: ⿻丁口
例句Examples
  • 我宁可不要单独去那里。
    wǒ nìngkě bùyào dāndú qù nàli 。
    I would rather not go there alone.
    HSK ≤ 5
  • 我今天晚上宁可不要出门。
    wǒ jīntiān wǎnshàng nìngkě bùyào chūmén 。
    I would rather not go out tonight.
    HSK ≤ 5
  • 我宁可死也不屈服。
    wǒ nìngkě sǐ yě bù qūfú 。
    I would rather die than surrender.
    HSK ≤ 6
  • 与其向命运妥协，我宁可自杀。
    yǔqí xiàng mìngyùn tuǒxié ， wǒ nìngkě zìshā 。
    Compromise to its fate, I would rather commit suicide.
    HSK ≤ 6