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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
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 可
The characters of 宁可
| 宁 | níng | component character |
| 可 | kě | component character |
Related HSK 5 words
| 当代 | dāng dài | contemporary era |
| 用途 | yòng tú | use, purpose |
| 打交道 | dǎ jiāo dào | to deal with; to have dealings with |
| 迫切 | pò qiè | urgent, pressing |
| 车库 | chē kù | garage |
| 被子 | bèi zi | quilt, duvet |
| 册 | cè | volume, copy (of a book) |
| 繁荣 | fán róng | prosperity, prosperous |
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