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宁
níng
calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
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HSK 5
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⿱宀丁
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Words Using 宁 (230)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
宁可
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nìngkě
preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils
5
nìngkě
宁可
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HSK 5
preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils
宁愿
↗
nìngyuàn
would rather / better
6
nìngyuàn
宁愿
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HSK 6
would rather / better
安宁
↗
ānníng
peaceful / tranquil / calm / composed / free from worry
6
ānníng
安宁
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HSK 6
peaceful / tranquil / calm / composed / free from worry
安宁
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Ānníng
Anning District of Lanzhou City [[蘭州市|兰州市<LánzhōuShì>]], Gansu
6
Ānníng
安宁
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HSK 6
Anning District of Lanzhou City [[蘭州市|兰州市<LánzhōuShì>]], Gansu
宁肯
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nìngkěn
would rather... / it would be better... / would prefer
6
nìngkěn
宁肯
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HSK 6
would rather... / it would be better... / would prefer
宁
↗
níng
peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc)
níng
宁
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peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc)
宁
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nìng
old variant of [[寧|宁<nìng>]]
nìng
宁
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old variant of [[寧|宁<nìng>]]
宁
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nìng
would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic) / Taiwan pr. <níng>
nìng
宁
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would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic) / Taiwan pr. <níng>
宁
↗
Níng
abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region [[寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区<NíngxiàHuízúZìzhìqū>]] / abbr. for Nanjing [[南京<Nánjīng>]] / surname Ning
Níng
宁
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abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region [[寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区<NíngxiàHuízúZìzhìqū>]] / abbr. for Nanjing [[南京<Nánjīng>]] / surname Ning
伊宁市
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Yīníngshì
Gulja or Yining city in Xinjiang, capital of Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture
Yīníngshì
伊宁市
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Gulja or Yining city in Xinjiang, capital of Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture