nìng kěn

Traditional: 寧肯

宁肯 (nìng kěn) is a Chinese word meaning “would rather...; it would be better...; would prefer”.

Meanings

  1. 1would rather...
  2. 2it would be better...
  3. 3would prefer

Characters in 宁肯

宁níng · peaceful肯kěn · to agree; to consent

Related words

肯定to be certain; to be positive肯to agree; to consent肯old variant of 肯[ken3]宁愿would rather ... (than ...)宁可preferably林肯Lincoln (name)肯尼迪Kennedy (name)安宁peaceful安宁see 安寧區|安宁区[An1 ning2 Qu1]宁静tranquil宁peaceful宁would rather

Study Chinese with flashcards →