nìng
Traditional: 寧
宁 (nìng) is a Chinese word meaning “would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic)”.
Meanings
- 1would rather
- 2to prefer
- 3how (emphatic)
- 4Taiwan pr. [ning2]
Related words
宁愿would rather ... (than ...)宁可preferably安宁peaceful安宁see 安寧區|安宁区[An1 ning2 Qu1]宁静tranquil宁peaceful宁abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]宁old variant of 寧|宁[ning4]宁variant of 寧|宁[ning2]心神不宁to feel ill at ease列宁Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader奎宁quinine (loanword)