宁可 (寧可)
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Pinyin
Definition
宁可 (寧可)
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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
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 can
- 2 may
- 3 able to
- 4 to approve
- 5 to permit
- 6 to suit
- 7 (particle used for emphasis) certainly
- 8 very
- 1 can
- 2 may
- 3 possible
- 4 able to
- 5 not bad
- 6 pretty good
- 1 adorable
- 2 cute
- 3 lovely
- 1 but
- 2 however
- 3 (used for emphasis) indeed
Idioms (20)
一蹴可几
- 1 to succeed at the first try (idiom)
- 2 easy as pie
- 3 one can do it at once
不可胜言
- 1 inexpressible (idiom)
- 2 beyond description
不可同日而语
- 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
- 2 incomparable
不可思议
- 1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
- 2 unfathomable
不可抗拒
- 1 act of God
- 2 force majeure (law)
- 3 irresistible (idiom)
Sample Sentences
真是狗嘴里吐不出象牙来啊,也难怪优雅的仙女儿成了前任,不过你说的美联航那事儿也确实让人大跌眼镜,空乘人员怎么能对乘客施行暴力呢?我宁可没桃花也不希望坐飞机遇到这种倒霉事儿。
Tut tut, I suppose you can’t expect wise words from a scoundrel. No wonder the elegant goddess is now an ex, but the incident with United Airlines you brought up really was quite shocking. How can airline staff be violent with passengers? I’d rather have no one who likes me, than to come upon bad luck like that while flying.
您说的一点没错,我已经开始反省目前的状态了,与其人到中年便早早进病房,我宁可少赚些银子,好好养生。
You're not wrong there. I've already started to reflect on my current situation. Rather than going into hospital early in middle age, I'd rather earn a little less money and look after my health properly.
喜欢个头,他到处撒网,同时追十个女生耶,还好我看清他了,告诉你,我宁可当鲁妹也不要跟这种男生在一起。
Like my ass, he had his thumbs in lots of different pies, chasing over a dozen girls at the same time. Luckily I saw through him. I tell you, I'd rather be left on the shelf than to be with a guy like that.
但是我宁可回到五分钟以前,因为不想跟你谈这个话题的是现在这个时空的我啊!
But I still wish I could return to five minutes ago, because the it is the me here and now that doesn't want to discuss this topic with you!
我受不了车上人挤人,宁可多花点钱停车。
I can't stand how crowded it is on the carriages. I'd rather pay a little more for parking.
人都是爱听好话的嘛,好事当然是“宁可信其有。
Everyone loves to hear pleasant things. Of course ''you'd rather to believe that good things will happen."
宁可
would rather
宁可信其有,不可信其无。这个说法还是挺吓人的,寡妇年,倒霉的是咱们男人。
You're better off believing it in case it's true. This expression is pretty scary. 'Widow's year'; it's us guys that are the unlucky ones.