宁肯
宁肯
nìng kěn
would rather...; it would be better...; would prefer
Traditional: 寧肯
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Definitions
- would rather...
- it would be better...
- would prefer
Example Sentences
Example sentences coming soon.
Related Words
宁可(nìng kě)— preferably
→宁(nìng)— old variant of 寧|宁[ning4]
→宁做鸡头,不做凤尾(nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi)— lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
→宁缺毋滥(nìng quē wú làn)— better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
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