⇒ 我宁愿走也不乘公交车。 Wǒ nìngyuàn zǒu yě bù chéng gōngjiāochē. → I'd rather walk than take the bus.
宁肯
⇒ 我宁肯熬夜,也不要迟交作业。 Wǒ nìngkěn áoyè, yě bùyào chí jiāo zuòyè. → I'd rather work all night than hand my homework in late.
宁静
quiet
安宁
( 秩序正常 ) undisturbed
毋宁
rather
宁死不屈
rather die than surrender
宁缺毋滥
place quality over quantity ⇒ 对于买衣服,我的原则是宁缺毋滥。 Duìyú mǎi yīfu, wǒ de yuánzé shì nìng quē wú làn. → When buying clothes, I go by the principle of quality over quantity.
息事宁人
keep the peace
English translation of '宁'
宁 (寧)
(níng)
形
peaceful
see also
宁(寧) (nìng)
宁 (寧)
(nìng)
副
⇒ 宁愿 (nìngyuàn) would rather
⇒ 我们宁早勿晚。 (Wǒmen nìng zǎo wù wǎn.) We'd rather be early than late.