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宁可

Traditional 寧可

nìng kě

preferably

HSK 7–9

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Meanings

nìng kě 寧可

  1. preferably
  2. one would prefer to...(or not to...)
  3. would rather
  4. (would) be better to
  5. (to pick) the lesser of two evils

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In sentences

与其yǔ qí向xiàng命运mìng yùn妥协tuǒ xié,我wǒ宁可nìng kě自杀zì shā。I would rather kill myself than reconcile myself to my fate. #623217

我wǒ宁可nìng kě死sǐ,也yě不想bù xiǎng看见kàn jiàn你nǐ哭kū。I'd rather die than see you cry. #380683

我wǒ不想bù xiǎng坐zuò汽车qì chē去qù,宁可nìng kě走zǒu去qù。I don't want to go in the car. I would rather walk. #421122

你nǐ应该yīng gāi宁可nìng kě用yòng词汇cí huì来lái造句zào jù,也yě不要bù yào试shì着zhe死记硬背sǐ jì yìng bèi。You should use words to make sentences, rather than try to learn them with rote memorisation. #636819