What does 宁可 mean in Chinese?
宁可 (nìngkě) means preferably.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
宁可
preferably
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
preferably
02
one would prefer to...(or not to...)
03
would rather
04
(would) be better to
05
(to pick) the lesser of two evils
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 宁可
How do you pronounce 宁可?
宁可 is pronounced nìngkě.
Is 宁可 an HSK word?
宁可 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 宁可?
宁可 is used as a 副词 (adverb) in Chinese.
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