宁 níng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 丁 nail
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
宁可
nìngkě
would rather; would sooner
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 她宁可推迟发布，也不愿把未经核实的数据交给公众。 Tā nìngkě tuīchí fābù, yě bú yuàn bǎ wèijīng héshí de shùjù jiāo gěi gōngzhòng. She would rather delay the release than give unverified data to the public.
- 我宁可走路去，也不想挤地铁。 Wǒ nìngkě zǒulù qù, yě bù xiǎng jǐ dìtiě. I would rather walk there than squeeze onto the metro.
- 他宁可少睡几个小时，也要把作业做完。 Tā nìngkě shǎo shuì jǐ ge xiǎoshí, yě yào bǎ zuòyè zuò wán. He would rather sleep a few hours less than leave his homework unfinished.