Adv.would rather; better

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 宁愿.
宁 stroke order svg
愿 stroke order svg

Practice writing 宁愿 (nìng yuàn) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

宁愿 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 宁愿 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 宁愿 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith放弃
níng
yuàn
fàng
neutral
would rather give up
Verb + Adverbwith
níng
yuàn
neutralSpoken
would rather not
Subject + Verbwith自己
níng
yuàn
neutral
would rather do it oneself
Verb + Objectwith选择
níng
yuàn
xuǎn
neutral
would rather choose

Example Sentences with 宁愿

nìng
yuàn
chī
píng
guǒ
I would rather eat an apple.
nìng
yuàn
miàn
duì
tiǎo
zhàn
yuàn
lài
rén
de
bāng
zhù
I would rather face challenges alone than rely on others for help.
wèi
le
wéi
gōng
de
shēng
men
nìng
yuàn
chéng
dān
duǎn
sǔn
shī
To protect the company's reputation, we would rather bear short-term losses.
nìng
yuàn
zǒu
xué
xiào
zuò
gōng
jiāo
chē
He would rather walk to school than take the bus.
nìng
yuàn
xuǎn
ān
de
shēng
huó
hái
shì
zhuī
qiú
chōng
mǎn
wèi
zhī
de
mào
xiǎn
Would you rather choose a comfortable life or pursue adventures full of unknowns?
nìng
yuàn
cān
jiā
huì
yuàn
zài
shè
jiāo
chǎng
gǎn
dào
gān
He would rather not attend the party than feel awkward in social situations.
wèi
le
bǎo
chí
jiàn
kāng
nìng
yuàn
měi
tiān
zǎo
duàn
liàn
yuàn
shuì
lǎn
jiào
To stay healthy, she would rather get up early to exercise every day than sleep in.
jǐn
guǎn
miàn
lín
chóng
chóng
kùn
nán
nìng
yuàn
jiān
chí
de
yuán
tuǒ
xié
Despite facing numerous difficulties, she would rather stick to her principles than compromise.