MEANING/意义
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pacify; appease; peaceful; would rather; could there be; (lit. in rhetorical question) how; could it be (pronounced as ning2 in taiwan) ; ning (the abbreviation of ningxia province) ; (lit., of a married woman) visit (her parents or relatives)Type adverb/副词; character/汉字; noun/名词
宁
EXAMPLES/列句
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宁可...，也...
would rather...than... -
我叫刘宁。
I am Liuning.
COMBINATIONS/组合
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宁波
Ningbo
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宁亲
(lit.) to come home (to pay one's filial homage to one's parents) (same as 省亲)
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宁可
preferably; would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils; one would prefer to... (or not to...)
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宁德
Ningde (city in Fujian)
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宁肯
would prefer; would rather...; it would be better...
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宁愿
better; would rather
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宁边
Yongbyon (a place in North Korea)
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宁静
serene; peaceful; tranquil
