Chinese Word: 宁 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

宁 (Trad.: 寧)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 宀

Pictophonetic:丁 indicates the sound; 宀 (roof) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 宀 [gàimian2] roof; house
- 丁 [ dīng ] male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem

Similar Characters: 苄狞拧

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Pinyin: níng

English Definition:peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc); abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 宁夏回族自治区 ; surname Ning

Chinese Definition:
①平安，安定：宁静。宁谧。息事宁人。
②已嫁的女子或在外子女回家省视父母：宁亲。归宁。
③守父母之丧，丧假：“前博士弟子父母死，予宁三年”。
④中国江苏省南京市的别称。
⑤中国宁夏回族自治区的简称。

Example Words:

辽宁	liáo níng	Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 辽
宁夏	níng xià	Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 宁
南宁	nán níng	Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 广西壮族自治区
宁静	níng jìng	tranquil; tranquility; serenity
安宁HSK 6	ān níng	Anning District of Lanzhou City 兰州市 , Gansu; Anning City, to the west of Kunming 昆明 , Yunnan

Pinyin: nìng

English Definition:would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2]

Chinese Definition:
①情愿：宁肯。宁死不屈。宁缺毋滥。
②岂，难道：王侯将相宁有种乎？
③语助，无实际意义：不宁唯是。
④姓氏。

Example Words:

宁可HSK 5	nìng kě	preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils
宁愿HSK 6	nìng yuàn	would rather; better
宁肯HSK 6	nìng kěn	would rather...; it would be better...; would prefer
毋宁	wú nìng	not as good as; would rather
宁死不屈	nìng sǐ bù qū	rather die than submit (idiom)

1		wēi fēng 微风 bì miàn 拂面， dà dì 大地 ān níng 安宁。 A gentle breeze brushes my face, bringing peace to the earth.
2		yè jiān 夜间 de 的 dà hǎi 大海 fēi cháng 非常 níng jìng 宁静。 The ocean is very peaceful at night.
3		hú pàn 湖畔 de 的 jǐng xiàng 景象 shí fēn 十分 níng jìng 宁静。 The scenery by the lake is very tranquil.
4		tā 她 tǎo yàn 讨厌 dài yǎn jìng 戴眼镜， nìng yuàn 宁愿 pèi 配 yǐn xíng yǎn jìng 隐形眼镜。 She hates wearing glasses and would rather wear contact lenses.
5		wǒ 我 bù 不 xǐ huan 喜欢 yàn huì 宴会， wǒ 我 nìng yuàn 宁愿 zhái 宅 zài jiā 在家 lǐ 里。 I don't enjoy parties, I'd rather stay home.

1		wēi fēng 微风 bì miàn 拂面， dà dì 大地 ān níng 安宁。 A gentle breeze brushes my face, bringing peace to the earth.
2		yè jiān 夜间 de 的 dà hǎi 大海 fēi cháng 非常 níng jìng 宁静。 The ocean is very peaceful at night.
3		hú pàn 湖畔 de 的 jǐng xiàng 景象 shí fēn 十分 níng jìng 宁静。 The scenery by the lake is very tranquil.
4		tā 她 tǎo yàn 讨厌 dài yǎn jìng 戴眼镜， nìng yuàn 宁愿 pèi 配 yǐn xíng yǎn jìng 隐形眼镜。 She hates wearing glasses and would rather wear contact lenses.
5		wǒ 我 bù 不 xǐ huan 喜欢 yàn huì 宴会， wǒ 我 nìng yuàn 宁愿 zhái 宅 zài jiā 在家 lǐ 里。 I don't enjoy parties, I'd rather stay home.