Shows a preference for one option over another, usually when neither is ideal; often used in the pattern "would rather... than..."

Liaoning Province in northeast China; the capital is [[沈阳|瀋陽|shen3 yang2]]

Ningbo, a sub-provincial city in [[浙江|浙江|zhe4 jiang1]] Province

peaceful and quiet; serene, such as an environment or a person's state of mind

Nanning, a prefecture-level city and the capital of the [[广西壮族自治区|廣西壯族自治區|guang3 xi1 zhuang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 qu1]]

would rather; preferably; used to indicate a choice made after weighing alternatives, often choosing the lesser of two evils

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, an autonomous region in northwest China with its capital at [[银川|銀川|yin2 chuan1]].

A province in northeast China, with its capital at [[沈阳市|瀋陽市|shen3 yang2 shi4]]

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870–1924), Russian revolutionary and founder of the Soviet Union

peaceful; tranquil; calm and free from worry

Marxism-Leninism, the ideological union of Marxism and Leninism; often abbreviated as [[马列主义|馬列主義|ma3 lie4 zhu3 yi4]]

A county-level city in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, located northeast of Hangzhou on the north bank of the Qiantang River; famous as a prime location for viewing the Qiantang River tidal bore.

Nanning, a prefecture-level city and the capital of the [[广西壮族自治区|廣西壯族自治區|guang3 xi1 zhuang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 qu1]]

Li Ning (born 1963); famous Chinese gymnast who won three gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games; also refers to the eponymous sportswear brand he founded.

Xining, the capital city of [[青海|青海|qing1 hai3]] province

A sub-provincial city in northeast [[浙江省|浙江省|zhe4 jiang1 sheng3]] Province; a major port city located at the confluence of the Yong River and its branch, the Yuyao River.

Zhang Yining (1981-), a Chinese female table tennis player and multiple Olympic gold medalist

a district of [[南京|南京|nan2 jing1]] in [[江苏|江蘇|jiang1 su1]]

Zhang Ning (1975-), a female badminton player from China and an Olympic gold medalist.

Jining, a prefecture-level city in Shandong province

to feel ill at ease; to be restless or unsettled in spirit

Xining, a prefecture-level city and the capital of [[青海省|青海省|qing1 hai3 sheng3]] in northwest China

Theoretical physicist (1922-), co-developer of Yang-Mills gauge theory and 1957 Nobel laureate in physics.

Wuning County in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province

The political and economic theories developed by Vladimir Lenin, based on Marxism, regarding imperialism, socialist revolution, and the dictatorship of the proletariat.

Changning District in Shanghai or Changning County in Yibin, Sichuan.

Ningde, a prefecture-level city in [[福建|福建|fu2 jian4]] Province

Changning District, a central urban area in Shanghai

good health and peace of mind

Daning county in Linfen, Shanxi province

would rather; would prefer; used to indicate a choice made after comparison, even if the circumstances are not entirely satisfactory

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, a provincial-level division in northwest China with its capital at [[银川市|銀川市|yin2 chuan1 shi4]]

Wanning City, a county-level city in the southeast of Hainan Province

A bitter medicine extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree, used primarily to treat malaria; also known as [[金鸡纳霜|金雞納霜|jin1 ji1 na4 shuang1]].

Suining, a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province

Downing Street in London, where the British Prime Minister resides; often used to represent the British government

Jiangning District of [[南京市|南京市|nan2 jing1 shi4]] in [[江苏|江蘇|jiang1 su1]] province

Jining, a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province [[山东省|山東省|shan1 dong1 sheng3]]

Ninghai county in Ningbo, Zhejiang province

rather go without than accept something of poor quality; would prefer to have a vacancy or shortage than to fill it with something or someone substandard

Benin; a country in West Africa

better to go without than to accept something of poor quality; would rather have nothing than settle for a shoddy or substandard option

to mediate or reconcile disputants in order to settle a conflict and keep the peace

Xingning, a county-level city in Meizhou, Guangdong; also a district in Nanning, Guangxi

The name of the Russian city Saint Petersburg from 1923 to 1991; see [[圣彼得堡|聖彼得堡|sheng4 bi3 de2 bao3]]

to urge or warn repeatedly; to give instructions carefully and insistently; to exhort

tannin or tannic acid, a bitter-tasting substance found in plants and used in leather tanning and wine production

A county-level city in Jieyang, Guangdong Province

Jianning county in Sanming city, Fujian province