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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
寧可 nìngkě	寧可 \| 寧可* \| *寧可	preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils	宁可 HSK 5


寧願 nìngyuàn	寧願 \| 寧願* \| *寧願	would rather / better	宁愿 HSK 6


安寧 ānníng	安寧 \| 安寧* \| *安寧	peaceful / tranquil / calm / composed / free from worry	安宁 HSK 6


寧肯 nìngkěn	寧肯 \| 寧肯* \| *寧肯	would rather... / it would be better... / would prefer	宁肯 HSK 6


寧 Níng	寧 \| 寧* \| *寧	abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區｜宁夏回族自治区 / abbr. for Nanjing 南京 / surname Ning	宁


寧 níng	寧 \| 寧* \| *寧	peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc)	宁


寧 nìng	寧 \| 寧* \| *寧	would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic) / Taiwan pr. [ning2]	宁


寧靜 níngjìng	寧靜 \| 寧靜* \| *寧靜	tranquil / tranquility / serenity	宁静


丹寧 dānníng	丹寧 \| 丹寧* \| *丹寧	(loanword) denim / tannin	丹宁


寧夏 Níngxià	寧夏 \| 寧夏* \| *寧夏	Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧｜宁, capital Yinchuan 銀川｜银川	宁夏


南寧 Nánníng	南寧 \| 南寧* \| *南寧	Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區｜广西壮族自治区	南宁


遼寧 Liáoníng	遼寧 \| 遼寧* \| *遼寧	Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼｜辽, capital Shenyang 瀋陽｜沈阳	辽宁


寧波市 Níngbōshì	寧波市 \| 寧波市* \| *寧波市	Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang	宁波市


寧遠 Níngyuǎn	寧遠 \| 寧遠* \| *寧遠	Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan	宁远


西寧 Xīníng	西寧 \| 西寧* \| *西寧	Xining prefecture level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省 in west China	西宁


遼寧省 Liáoníngshěng	遼寧省 \| 遼寧省* \| *遼寧省	Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼｜辽, capital Shenyang 瀋陽｜沈阳	辽宁省


安寧 Ānníng	安寧 \| 安寧* \| *安寧	Anning District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市｜兰州市, Gansu / Anning City, to the west of Kunming 昆明, Yunnan	安宁


貝寧 Bèiníng	貝寧 \| 貝寧* \| *貝寧	Benin	贝宁


加里寧格勒 Jiālǐnínggélè	加里寧格勒 \| 加里寧格勒* \| *加里寧格勒	Kaliningrad, town on Baltic now in Russian republic / formerly Königsberg, capital of East Prussia	加里宁格勒


東寧 Dōngníng	東寧 \| 東寧* \| *東寧	Dongning county in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang	东宁


濟寧 Jǐníng	濟寧 \| 濟寧* \| *濟寧	Jining prefecture-level city in Shandong	济宁


寧波 Níngbō	寧波 \| 寧波* \| *寧波	Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang	宁波


歸寧 guīníng	歸寧 \| 歸寧* \| *歸寧	(literary) (of a married woman) to visit one's parents	归宁


海寧 Hǎiníng	海寧 \| 海寧* \| *海寧	Haining county level city in Jiaxing 嘉興｜嘉兴, Zhejiang	海宁


永寧 Yǒngníng	永寧 \| 永寧* \| *永寧	Yongning county in Yinchuan 銀川｜银川, Ningxia	永宁


奎寧 kuíníng	奎寧 \| 奎寧* \| *奎寧	quinine (loanword)	奎宁


懷寧 Huáiníng	懷寧 \| 懷寧* \| *懷寧	Huaining county in Anqing 安慶｜安庆, Anhui	怀宁


萬寧 Wànníng	萬寧 \| 萬寧* \| *萬寧	Wanning City, Hainan	万宁


遼寧號 Liáoníng Hào	遼寧號 \| 遼寧號* \| *遼寧號	Liaoning, the first aircraft carrier commissioned into the PLA Navy (commissioned in 2012)	辽宁号


寧夏回族自治區 Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū	寧夏…治區 \| 寧夏…治區* \| *寧夏…治區	Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧｜宁, capital Yinchuan 銀川｜银川	宁夏回族自治区


寧江 Níngjiāng	寧江 \| 寧江* \| *寧江	Ningjiang district of Songyuan city 松原市, Jilin	宁江


江寧 Jiāngníng	江寧 \| 江寧* \| *江寧	Jiangning district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇｜江苏	江宁


大寧 Dàníng	大寧 \| 大寧* \| *大寧	Daning county in Linfen 臨汾｜临汾, Shanxi	大宁


金寧 Jīnníng	金寧 \| 金寧* \| *金寧	Chinning township in Kinmen County 金門縣｜金门县 (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan	金宁


廣寧 Guǎngníng	廣寧 \| 廣寧* \| *廣寧	Guangning county in Zhaoqing 肇慶｜肇庆, Guangdong	广宁


天寧 Tiānníng	天寧 \| 天寧* \| *天寧	Tianning district of Changzhou city 常州市, Jiangsu	天宁


李寧 Lǐ Níng	李寧 \| 李寧* \| *李寧	Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games	李宁


張寧 Zhāng Níng	張寧 \| 張寧* \| *張寧	Zhang Ning (1975-), PRC female badminton player and Olympic gold medalist	张宁


江寧區 Jiāngníngqū	江寧區 \| 江寧區* \| *江寧區	Jiangning district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇｜江苏	江宁区


寧鄉 Níngxiāng	寧鄉 \| 寧鄉* \| *寧鄉	Ningxiang county in Changsha 長沙｜长沙, Hunan	宁乡


金寧鄉 Jīnníngxiāng	金寧鄉 \| 金寧鄉* \| *金寧鄉	Chinning township in Kinmen County 金門縣｜金门县 (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan	金宁乡


寧城 Níngchéng	寧城 \| 寧城* \| *寧城	Ningcheng county of Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia	宁城


永無寧日 yǒngwúníngrì	永無寧日 \| 永無寧日* \| *永無寧日	(in such circumstances) there will be no peace / one can never breathe easy	永无宁日


寧安 Níng'ān	寧安 \| 寧安* \| *寧安	Ning'an county level city in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang	宁安


興寧 Xīngníng	興寧 \| 興寧* \| *興寧	Xingning county level city in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong / Xingning District of Nanning City 南寧市｜南宁市, Guangxi	兴宁


長寧區 Chángníngqū	長寧區 \| 長寧區* \| *長寧區	Changning district, central Shanghai	长宁区


濟寧市 Jǐníngshì	濟寧市 \| 濟寧市* \| *濟寧市	Jining prefecture-level city in Shandong	济宁市


南寧市 Nánníng Shì	南寧市 \| 南寧市* \| *南寧市	Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region 廣西壯族自治區｜广西壮族自治区 in south China	南宁市


寧都 Níngdū	寧都 \| 寧都* \| *寧都	Ningdu county in Ganzhou 贛州｜赣州, Jiangxi	宁都


遂寧市 Suìníngshì	遂寧市 \| 遂寧市* \| *遂寧市	Suining prefecture level city in Sichuan	遂宁市


伊寧 Yīníng	伊寧 \| 伊寧* \| *伊寧	Yining city and county or Ghulja nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州｜伊犁哈萨克自治州, Xinjiang	伊宁


寧蒗 Nínglàng	寧蒗 \| 寧蒗* \| *寧蒗	abbr. for 寧蒗彞族自治縣｜宁蒗彝族自治县, Ninglang Yizu autonomous county in Yunnan	宁蒗


列寧格勒 Liènínggélè	列寧格勒 \| 列寧格勒* \| *列寧格勒	Leningrad, name of Russian city Saint Petersburg 聖彼得堡｜圣彼得堡 1923-1991	列宁格勒


寧海 Nínghǎi	寧海 \| 寧海* \| *寧海	Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波｜宁波, Zhejiang	宁海


唐寧街 Tángníng Jiē	唐寧街 \| 唐寧街* \| *唐寧街	Downing Street (London)	唐宁街


心緒不寧 xīnxùbùníng	心緒不寧 \| 心緒不寧* \| *心緒不寧	unquiet state of mind	心绪不宁


單寧酸 dānníngsuān	單寧酸 \| 單寧酸* \| *單寧酸	tannic acid (loanword)	单宁酸


丁寧 dīngníng	丁寧 \| 丁寧* \| *丁寧	variant of 叮嚀｜叮咛	丁宁


寧邊 Níngbiān	寧邊 \| 寧邊* \| *寧邊	Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor	宁边


安寧病房 ānníngbìngfáng	安寧病房 \| 安寧病房* \| *安寧病房	hospice	安宁病房


寧德 Níngdé	寧德 \| 寧德* \| *寧德	Ningde prefecture level city in Fujian	宁德


休寧 Xiūníng	休寧 \| 休寧* \| *休寧	Xiuning county in Huangshan 黃山｜黄山, Anhui	休宁


楊振寧 Yáng Zhènnìng	楊振寧 \| 楊振寧* \| *楊振寧	Chen-Ning Franklin Yang (1922-), theoretical physicist, co-developer of Yang-Mills gauge theory, 1957 Nobel laureate	杨振宁


寧縣 Níngxiàn	寧縣 \| 寧縣* \| *寧縣	Ning county in Qingyang 慶陽｜庆阳, Gansu	宁县


列寧 Lièníng	列寧 \| 列寧* \| *列寧	Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader	列宁


靜寧 Jìngníng	靜寧 \| 靜寧* \| *靜寧	Jingning county in Pingliang 平涼｜平凉, Gansu	静宁


寧海縣 Nínghǎixiàn	寧海縣 \| 寧海縣* \| *寧海縣	Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波｜宁波, Zhejiang	宁海县


寧宗 Níngzōng	寧宗 \| 寧宗* \| *寧宗	Emperor Ningzong of Southern Song (1168-1224)	宁宗


長寧 Chángníng	長寧 \| 長寧* \| *長寧	Changning County in Yibin 宜賓｜宜宾, Sichuan / Changning District in Shanghai	长宁


建寧 Jiànníng	建寧 \| 建寧* \| *建寧	Jianning county in Sanming 三明, Fujian	建宁


心神不寧 xīnshénbùníng	心神不寧 \| 心神不寧* \| *心神不寧	to feel ill at ease	心神不宁


中寧 Zhōngníng	中寧 \| 中寧* \| *中寧	Zhongning county in Zhongwei 中衛｜中卫, Ningxia	中宁


滬寧 Hù Níng	滬寧 \| 滬寧* \| *滬寧	Shanghai and Nanjing	沪宁


遂寧 Suìníng	遂寧 \| 遂寧* \| *遂寧	Suining prefecture level city in Sichuan	遂宁


華寧 Huáníng	華寧 \| 華寧* \| *華寧	Huaning county in Yuxi 玉溪, Yunnan	华宁


西寧市 Xīníngshì	西寧市 \| 西寧市* \| *西寧市	Xining prefecture level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省 in west China	西宁市


肅寧縣 Sùníngxiàn	肅寧縣 \| 肅寧縣* \| *肅寧縣	Suning county in Cangzhou 滄州｜沧州, Hebei	肃宁县


新寧 Xīnníng	新寧 \| 新寧* \| *新寧	Xinning county in Shaoyang 邵陽｜邵阳, Hunan	新宁


寧德市 Níngdéshì	寧德市 \| 寧德市* \| *寧德市	Ningde prefecture level city in Fujian	宁德市


海寧市 Hǎiníngshì	海寧市 \| 海寧市* \| *海寧市	Haining county level city in Jiaxing 嘉興｜嘉兴, Zhejiang	海宁市


寧國 Níngguó	寧國 \| 寧國* \| *寧國	Ningguo county level city in Xuancheng 宣城, Anhui	宁国


普寧 Pǔníng	普寧 \| 普寧* \| *普寧	Puning county level city in Jieyang 揭陽｜揭阳, Guangdong	普宁


寧靜致遠 níngjìngzhìyuǎn	寧靜致遠 \| 寧靜致遠* \| *寧靜致遠	tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study / cf Still waters run deep.	宁静致远


周寧 Zhōuníng	周寧 \| 周寧* \| *周寧	Zhouning county in Ningde 寧德｜宁德, Fujian	周宁


寧鄉縣 Níngxiāngxiàn	寧鄉縣 \| 寧鄉縣* \| *寧鄉縣	Ningxiang county in Changsha 長沙｜长沙, Hunan	宁乡县


寧死不屈 nìngsǐbùqū	寧死不屈 \| 寧死不屈* \| *寧死不屈	rather die than submit (idiom)	宁死不屈


郎世寧 Lángshìníng	郎世寧 \| 郎世寧* \| *郎世寧	Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766) Jesuit who served as Qing court painter for 50 years	郎世宁


毋寧 wúnìng	毋寧 \| 毋寧* \| *毋寧	not as good as / would rather	毋宁


寧缺毋濫 nìngquēwúlàn	寧缺毋濫 \| 寧缺毋濫* \| *寧缺毋濫	better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option	宁缺毋滥


雞犬不寧 jīquǎnbùníng	雞犬不寧 \| 雞犬不寧* \| *雞犬不寧	lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom) / fig. great commotion / pandemonium	鸡犬不宁


常寧 Chángníng	常寧 \| 常寧* \| *常寧	Changning county level city in Hengyang 衡陽｜衡阳, Hunan	常宁


富寧 Fùníng	富寧 \| 富寧* \| *富寧	Funing county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州｜文山壮族苗族自治州, Yunnan	富宁


休寧縣 Xiūníngxiàn	休寧縣 \| 休寧縣* \| *休寧縣	Xiuning county in Huangshan 黃山｜黄山, Anhui	休宁县


集寧 Jíníng	集寧 \| 集寧* \| *集寧	Jining district or Zhining raion of Ulaanchab city 烏蘭察布市｜乌兰察布市, Inner Mongolia	集宁


寧缺勿濫 nìngquēwùlàn	寧缺勿濫 \| 寧缺勿濫* \| *寧缺勿濫	same as 寧缺毋濫｜宁缺毋滥	宁缺勿滥


泰寧 Tàiníng	泰寧 \| 泰寧* \| *泰寧	Taining county in Sanming 三明, Fujian	泰宁


睢寧縣 Suīníngxiàn	睢寧縣 \| 睢寧縣* \| *睢寧縣	Suining county in Xuzhou 徐州, Jiangsu	睢宁县


景寧 Jǐngníng	景寧 \| 景寧* \| *景寧	Jingning Shezu autonomous county in Lishui 麗水｜丽水, Zhejiang	景宁


亞平寧 Yàpíngnìng	亞平寧 \| 亞平寧* \| *亞平寧	Apennine (Mountains)	亚平宁


寧南 Níngnán	寧南 \| 寧南* \| *寧南	Ningnan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州｜凉山彝族自治州, south Sichuan	宁南

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