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宁可 (nìng kě): Would rather (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 5

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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3.

Character Breakdown

宁 • nìng • peaceful, tranquil, serene

nìng宁

peaceful, tranquil, serene

Word Info

Pinyinnìng kě

Meaningwould rather; better

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可 • kě • can, may; to approve, to permit

kě可

can, may; to approve, to permit

4.

How to Use 宁可 in Sentences

Verb + Object

nìng宁

kě可

duō多

huā花

qián钱

neutral

would rather spend more money

nìng宁

kě可

zì自

jǐ己

chī吃

kuī亏

Adverb + Verbwith少

nìng宁

kě可

shǎo少

shuì睡

Verb + Complementwith死

nìng宁

kě可

zhàn站

zhe着

sǐ死

5.

Example Sentences with 宁可

wǒ我

nìng宁

kě可

hē喝

shuǐ水

，

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 宁可.

倒霉dǎo méifall on hard times; have bad luck
打喷嚏dǎ pēn tìto sneeze
出色chū sèoutstanding; remarkable; splendid
表达biǎo dáto voice (an opinion)
词汇cí huìvocabulary; words and phrases
地道dìdàotunnel; underpass; typical [of a place]
办理bàn lǐdeal with; attend to; handle
此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; furthermore
点心diǎn xinsnack; dim sum
被子bèi ziquilt
次要cì yàoless important; secondary; subordinate
翅膀chì bǎngwing [of a bird]

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 宁可.

Words with 宁

宁愿nìng yuànwould rather; better
宁肯nìng kěnwould rather
安宁ān níngpeaceful; tranquil; calm
宁静

neutral

would rather suffer losses oneself

neutral

would rather sleep less

formal

Written

would rather die standing

yě

也

bù不

hē喝

kě可

lè乐

。

I would rather drink water than cola.

wǒ我

nìng宁

kě可

zǒu走

lù路

qù去

，

yě也

bù不

yuàn愿

yì意

jǐ挤

dì地

tiě铁

。

I would rather walk there than squeeze onto the subway.

nǐ你

nìng宁

kě可

dú独

zì自

chéng承

dān担

suǒ所

yǒu有

zé责

rèn任

，

yě也

bú不

yuàn愿

yì意

xún寻

qiú求

bāng帮

zhù助

ma吗

？

Would you rather bear all the responsibility alone than seek help?

tā他

nìng宁

kě可

zǒu走

lù路

qù去

xué学

xiào校

，

yě也

bù不

yuàn愿

yì意

zuò坐

yōng拥

jǐ挤

de的

gōng公

jiāo交

chē车

。

He would rather walk to school than take the crowded bus.

wǒ我

nìng宁

kě可

zài在

jiā家

ān安

jìng静

dì地

kàn看

shū书

，

yě也

bù不

xiǎng想

qù去

cān参

jiā加

cáo嘈

zá杂

de的

pài派

duì对

。

I would rather stay at home and read quietly than go to a noisy party.

níng jìng

peaceful

奎宁kuíníngquinine (medicine)

毋宁wú nìngrather; more than

坤宁宫kūn níng gōngPalace of Earthly Tranquility (in the Forbidden City)

坐卧不宁zuò wò bù níngrestless whether sitting or lying down; uneasy and agitated due to worry, fear, or pain

Words with 可

可以kě yǐcan; may
可能kě néngperhaps; possibly
可爱kě àilovely; loveable
可怜kě liánpitiful; to have pity on
可惜kě xīit's a pity
可是kě shìbut
可怕kě pàfrightening; dreadful
可见kě jiànit is thus clear that; visible; visual