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宁 níng

calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer

Strokes
5
Level
HSK 5
Radical
宀
Traditional
寧
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 宀丁 ⿱宀丁

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Example sentences with 宁

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  1. 我宁愿一个人待着。
    Wǒ nìngyuàn yí gè rén dāizhe.
    I'd rather stay by myself.
    I would-rather one (measure) person stay-(continuous)
  2. 你的生活安宁吗？
    Nǐ de shēnghuó ānníng ma?
    Is your life peaceful?
    your (particle) life peaceful (question)
  3. 遇到困难，宁可慢一点也要做对。
    Yùdào kùnnan, nìngkě màn yìdiǎn yě yào zuò duì.
    When facing difficulties, better to go a bit slower but do it right.
    encounter difficulty, would-rather slow a-bit also need do correct
  4. 这里一点也不安宁。
    Zhèlǐ yìdiǎn yě bù ānníng.
    It's not peaceful here at all.
    here a-bit also not peaceful
  5. 假期里，他宁愿在家休息也不出去旅游。
    Jiàqī li, tā nìngyuàn zài jiā xiūxi yě bù chūqù lǚyóu.
    During the holidays, he'd rather rest at home than go traveling.
    holiday in, he would-rather at home rest also not go-out travel

Words with 宁 (4)