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宁可 (nìng kě) – preferably

nìng kě

preferably

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 寧可2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1preferably
  2. 2one would prefer to...(or not to...)
  3. 3would rather
  4. 4(would) be better to
  5. 5(to pick) the lesser of two evils

Simplified & traditional

宁可

Simplified

寧可

Traditional

Example sentences

See 宁可 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我宁可死，也不想看见你哭。

    wǒ nìng kě sǐ ， yě bù xiǎng kàn jiàn nǐ kū 。

    I'd rather die than see you cry.

  • 我不想坐汽车去，宁可走去。

    wǒ bù xiǎng zuò qì chē qù ， nìng kě zǒu qù 。

    I don't want to go in the car. I would rather walk.

Related words

可

kě

(prefix) can

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

可以

kě yǐ

can

可爱

kě ài

adorable

可怜

kě lián

pitiful

可是

kě shì

but

可惜

kě xī

it is a pity

可见

kě jiàn

it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)

可靠

kě kào

reliable

可怕

kě pà

awful

可乐

kě lè

amusing

认可

rèn kě

to approve

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