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preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils
HSK 7-9
tranquil / tranquility / serenity
HSK 4
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  *宁* | 宁* | *宁
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
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  *宁* | 宁* | *宁
peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc)
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  *宁* | 宁* | *宁
would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic) / Taiwan pr. [ning2]
tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study / cf Still waters run deep.
Ningxiang, a county-level city in Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市, Hunan
Ningde, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省
Ningbo, sub-provincial city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, capital Yinchuan 銀川市|银川市 (abbr. to 寧|宁)
Better broken jade than intact tile. / Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
rather die than submit (idiom)
Ningwu county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi
would rather... / it would be better... / would prefer
Ningjin county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong
Ningyuan, a county in Yongzhou City 永州市, Hunan
Ningdu, a county in Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市, Jiangxi
Ningwu county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi
would rather ... (than ...)
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *㝉* | 㝉* | *㝉
to store / to stand / space between the door and the entrance screen
Ningshan County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi
Ningyang county in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong
better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
Ningqiang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中, Shaanxi
Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Zhejiang
Ningnan, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州, Sichuan
Ninghua, a county in Sanming City 三明市, Fujian
Ningjin, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市, Hebei
Ningling, a county in Shangqiu City 商丘市, Henan
Ningguo, a county-level city in Xuancheng City 宣城市, Anhui
(of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
Ning County or Ningxian, a county in Qingyang City 慶陽市|庆阳市, Gansu
former Ningxia province, now Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom) / fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
Ningming, a county in Chongzuo City 崇左市, Guangxi
Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Zhejiang
Ninglang Yizu autonomous county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江, Yunnan
Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor
rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
Ningjin county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong
Ning'an, a county-level city in Mudanjiang City 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang
Ningcheng, a county in Chifeng City 赤峰市, Inner Mongolia
Ningshan County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi
Ningqiang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中, Shaanxi
Ninglang Yizu Autonomous County in Lijiang 麗江市|丽江市, Yunnan
Ningjiang, a district of Songyuan City 松原市, Jilin
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *宁* | 宁* | *宁
old variant of 寧|宁
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *宁* | 宁* | *宁
variant of 寧|宁
Emperor Ningzong of Southern Song (1168-1224)
Ninguang county in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong
Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱市, Yunnan


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