Read Edit View history 宁愿 nìngyuàn HSK7 would rather Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 宁愿/ 寧願 nìngyuàn (also níngyuàn) would rather Shows a preference for one option over another, usually when neither is ideal; often used in the pattern "would rather... than..." Edit Delete References Add reference same_as 宁愿/寧願 → 宁肯/寧肯 Edit Delete same_as 宁愿/寧願 → 宁可/寧可 Edit Delete same_as 宁可/寧可 → 宁愿/寧願 Edit Delete synonym 情愿/情願 → 宁愿/寧願 Edit Delete see 甯/甯 → 宁愿/寧願 Edit Delete
宁愿/ 寧願 nìngyuàn (also níngyuàn) would rather Shows a preference for one option over another, usually when neither is ideal; often used in the pattern "would rather... than..." Edit Delete