nìng​yuàn HSK7

would rather

  • created reference approved 宁愿/寧願 → 宁肯/寧肯 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁愿 / 寧願 nìng​yuàn

    宁肯 / 寧肯 nìng​kěn

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 宁愿/寧願 → 宁可/寧可 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁愿 / 寧願 nìng​yuàn

    宁可 / 寧可 nìng​kě

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 宁愿/寧願 · nìng​yuàn · would rather — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁愿 / 寧願

    nìng​yuàn

    would rather

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

    níng​yuàn

    宁 (literal) → 宁/寧 · nìng · would rather 愿 (literal) → 愿/願 · yuàn · to be willing

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense