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宁愿

nìng yuàn

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 寧願

What 宁愿 means

1. would rather ... (than ...)

The characters in 宁愿

• 宁nìngwould rather; to prefer; how (emphatic)
• 愿yuànhonest and prudent; variant of 愿

Example sentences

• 我宁愿分开。
  I would rather be apart.
• 我宁愿去游泳。
  I'd rather go swimming.
• 我宁愿待在家里。
  I would rather stay at home.
• 宁愿死也不给你。
  I'd rather die than give you this.
• 我宁愿你待在家里。
  I'd rather you stayed at home.
• 我宁愿搭飞机旅行。
  I prefer to travel by air.