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宁愿 (nìng yuàn): Would rather (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

宁 • nìng • peaceful, tranquil, serene
nìng宁

peaceful, tranquil, serene

愿 • yuàn • to wish, desire, or hope
yuàn愿

to wish, desire, or hope

Word Info

Pinyinnìng yuàn
Meaningwould rather; better
Characters2
SyntaxAdverb

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 宁愿.

  • 侧面cè miànside; flank; profile
  • 补贴bǔ tiēsubsidy; allowance
  • 背诵bèi sòngrecite; repeat from memory; say by heart
  • 暗示àn shìhint; imply
  • 案件àn jiànlegal case
  • 别致bié zhìunconventional; interesting and novel; new and unusal
  • 辨认biàn rènidentify; recognise
  • 策略cè lüètactics; policy; strategy
  • 案例àn lìcase; example of
  • 采纳cǎi nàaccept; adopt
  • 榜样bǎng yàngexample; model; pattern
  • 搏斗bó dòuwrestle; fight; struggle
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 宁愿.

Words with 宁
  • 宁可nìng kěwould rather; better
  • 宁肯nìng kěnwould rather
  • 安宁ān níngpeaceful; tranquil; calm
  • 宁静
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 愿
    • 愿意yuàn yìwilling
    • 愿望yuàn wàngdesire; wish; aspiration
    • 自愿zì yuànof one's own free will; voluntarily
    • 志愿者zhì yuàn zhěvolunteer
    • 心愿xīn yuàncherished desire
    • 祝愿zhù yuànto wish
    • 心甘情愿xīn gān qíng yuànbe delighted to do something [idiom]
    • 但愿dàn yuànHopefully
    4.

    How to Use 宁愿 in Sentences

    Verb + Complementwith放弃
    nìng宁
    yuàn愿
    fàng放
    qì弃
    neutral
    would rather give up
    Verb + Adverbwith不
    nìng宁
    yuàn愿
    bù不
    neutral
    Subject + Verbwith自己
    nìng宁
    yuàn愿
    zì自
    jǐ己
    Verb + Objectwith选择
    nìng宁
    yuàn愿
    xuǎn选
    zé择
    5.

    Example Sentences with 宁愿

    wǒ我
    nìng宁
    yuàn愿
    chī吃
    píng苹
    guǒ果
    Spoken
    would rather not
    neutral
    would rather do it oneself
    neutral
    would rather choose
    。
    I would rather eat an apple.
    wǒ我
    nìng宁
    yuàn愿
    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.
    wǒ我
    nìng宁
    yuàn愿
    dú独
    zì自
    miàn面
    duì对
    tiǎo挑
    zhàn战
    ,
    yě也
    bú不
    yuàn愿
    yī依
    lài赖
    tā他
    rén人
    de的
    bāng帮
    zhù助
    。
    I would rather face challenges alone than rely on others for help.
    wèi为
    le了
    wéi维
    hù护
    gōng公
    sī司
    de的
    shēng声
    yù誉
    ,
    wǒ我
    men们
    nìng宁
    yuàn愿
    chéng承
    dān担
    duǎn短
    qī期
    sǔn损
    shī失
    。
    To protect the company's reputation, we would rather bear short-term losses.
    tā他
    nìng宁
    yuàn愿
    zǒu走
    lù路
    qù去
    xué学
    xiào校
    ,
    yě也
    bù不
    zuò坐
    gōng公
    jiāo交
    chē车
    。
    He would rather walk to school than take the bus.