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宁

níng · ning/nìng · ning/Níng · ning

Traditional 寧 / 寕 / 甯

Meaning

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níng 寧

  1. peaceful
  2. to pacify
  3. to visit (one's parents etc)

nìng 寧

  1. would rather
  2. to prefer
  3. how (emphatic)
  4. Taiwan pr. [níng]

Níng 寧

  1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 / 宁夏回族自治区 (Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū)
  2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京 (Nánjīng)
  3. surname Ning

nìng 寕

  1. old variant of 寧 / 宁 (nìng)

níng 甯

  1. variant of 寧 / 宁 (níng)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

宁(nìng)为(wéi)猫(māo)头(tóu)不(bù)为(wéi)狮(shī)尾(wěi)。

Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)宁(nìng)愿(yuàn)在(zài)家(jiā)休(xiū)息(xi)，也(yě)不(bù)想(xiǎng)去(qù)逛(guàng)街(jiē)。

I would rather rest at home than go shopping.

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