宁 - nìng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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宁 (寧)

nìng

Definition

would rather
to prefer
how (emphatic)
Taiwan pr. [ning2]

Other pronunciations

níng

peaceful
to pacify
to visit (one's parents etc)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (10)

to pinch; wring

mistake; to twist

stubborn

lemon

enjoin

fierce-looking

muddy

see 耵聹|耵聍, earwax; cerumen

five-month-old lamb

wisdom

Related words (8)

宁可

nìng kě

to prefer; preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils

宁愿

nìng yuàn

prefer; preferably; rather; would rather; better

宁肯

nìng kěn

would rather...; it would be better...; would prefer

宁左勿右

nìng zuǒ wù yòu

(of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)

same as 宁缺毋滥

not as good as; would rather

灭虫宁

miè chóng nìng

bephenium, anti-parasitic worm medicine

坐卧不宁

zuò wò bù nìng

to be restless

Idioms (2)

宁死不屈

nìng sǐ bù qū

rather die than submit (idiom)

宁缺毋滥

nìng quē wú làn

better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option

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