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宁愿

nìngyuàn

Traditional: 寧願

would rather ... (than ...)

HSK 7–9
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Meaning of 宁愿 in English

nìngyuànHSK 7–9adverbSyllabus #8378
  1. would rather ... (than ...)

Example sentences

  1. 他宁愿不吃这个。
    tā nìng yuàn bù chī zhè ge。
    He'd prefer not to eat that.
    Tatoeba #343838 by fucongcong · #794410 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 在这种暑天里我宁愿呆在家也不出去。
    zài zhè zhǒng shǔ tiān lǐ wǒ nìng yuàn dāi zài jiā yě bù chū qù。
    I would rather stay at home than go out in this hot weather.
    Tatoeba #2609493 by fenfang557 · #58544 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我宁愿避免这种事。
    wǒ nìng yuàn bì miǎn zhè zhǒng shì。
    I'd rather avoid it.
    Tatoeba #9489998 by jin1 · #1298410 by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 宁

安宁HSK 7–9宁静HSK 7–9宁可HSK 7–9
愿 on its own →
yuàn · to be willing

HSK words with 愿

愿意HSK 3愿HSK 5愿望HSK 5志愿者HSK 5心愿HSK 6祝愿HSK 6自愿HSK 6但愿HSK 7–9情愿HSK 7–9许愿HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences