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
宁愿
nìngyuàn
would rather; to prefer to
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 许多年轻人宁愿选择灵活就业，也不愿被单一岗位长期束缚。 Xǔduō niánqīngrén nìngyuàn xuǎnzé línghuó jiùyè, yě bú yuàn bèi dānyī gǎngwèi chángqī shùfù. Many young people would rather choose flexible employment than be tied to a single position for a long time.
- 我宁愿在家看书，也不想去那么吵的地方。 Wǒ nìngyuàn zài jiā kàn shū, yě bù xiǎng qù nàme chǎo de dìfang. I would rather read at home than go somewhere so noisy.
- 她宁愿自己多花点钱，也不愿让孩子受委屈。 Tā nìngyuàn zìjǐ duō huā diǎn qián, yě bú yuàn ràng háizi shòu wěiqu. She would rather spend a bit more herself than let her child feel wronged.
Related words
- 宁静 níngjìng quiet; peaceful
- 安宁 ānníng peaceful; tranquil; peace
- 宁可 nìngkě would rather; would sooner
- 愿意 yuànyì to be willing; to want
- 愿望 yuànwàng wish
- 志愿 zhìyuàn wish; to volunteer
- 志愿者 zhìyuànzhě volunteer
- 愿 yuàn to be willing to
- 自愿 zìyuàn voluntarily
- 心愿 xīnyuàn wish, desire
- 祝愿 zhùyuàn to wish, to express good wishes
- 但愿 dànyuàn if only; I hope that