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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 宁愿

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
宁愿 nìng yuàn - would rather ... (than ...)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 7 2,468 6,918 3,197

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhù- to store
- to stand
- space between the door and the entrance screen
nìng- old variant of 寧|宁[ning4]
níng- abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2xia4 Hui2zu2 Zi4zhi4qu1]
- abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2jing1]
- surname Ning
níng- peaceful
- to pacify
- to visit (one's parents etc)
nìng- would rather
- to prefer
- how (emphatic)
- Taiwan pr. [ning2]
níng- variant of 寧|宁[ning2]
yuàn- honest and prudent
- variant of 願|愿[yuan4]
yuàn- (bound form) wish; hope; desire
- to be willing
- to wish (that sth may happen); may ...
- vow; pledge

Other Words Containing 宁愿

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
宁愿 6 7 2,468 6,918 3,197