宁可 nìngkěníngkě HSK7 would rather Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents nìngkě would rather 宁 寧 nìng adverb would rather would rather; to prefer; would sooner可 kě nounadverb to approve to approve; to permit; to agree; to sanctionníngkě how could 宁 寧 nìng [rhetorical question] (literary) used in rhetorical questions to mean "how" or "could it be that..."可 kě adverbparticle [question emphasis] used in rhetorical questions for emphasis or to express doubt
