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宁肯

nìng kěn

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 寧肯

What 宁肯 means

1. would rather...
2. it would be better...
3. would prefer

The characters in 宁肯

• 宁nìngwould rather; to prefer; how (emphatic)
• 肯kěnto agree; to consent; to be willing to

Example sentences

• 与其知道你要走，我宁肯你没有回来过。
  Yǔqí zhīdào nǐ yào zǒu, wǒ nìngkěn nǐ méiyǒu huílai guo.
  I would rather that you never returned than know that you wanted to leave.