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宁可
nìng kě
would rather, prefer to

HSK 5Legendary

What does 宁可 mean?

宁可 (pinyin: nìng kě) means would rather, prefer to. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 宁可

I would rather walk than take the bus.

Character families

Every HSK 1–4 word containing

The characters of 宁可

níngcomponent character
component character

Related HSK 5 words

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