宁可

nìng kě

HSK 2.0 等级 5 HSK 3.0 等级 7 副词 不太常见

释义

1. preferably
2. one would prefer to...(or not to...)
3. would rather
4. (would) be better to
5. (to pick) the lesser of two evils

词语关系

Counterparts

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• 与其 yǔ qí 与其 yǔ qí rather than... often used with 宁可 in 与其...宁可... structure meaning 'rather than...would rather...': rather than...

Synonyms

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• 宁愿 nìng yuàn 宁愿 nìng yuàn would rather ... (than ...) used interchangeably with 宁可 in most contexts to express 'would rather': would rather ... (than ...)
• 宁肯 nìng kěn 宁肯 nìng kěn would rather... similar to 宁可 but slightly more literary, also means 'would rather': would rather...

Usage notes

Common mistakes

宁可 is often used in the structure 宁可...也不... (would rather...than...), and the second clause must contain a negative.

例句

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我 宁可 走路，也不坐公共汽车。

I would rather walk than take the bus.

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宁可 的构成词

• 可 可 kě: can
• 宁 宁 níng: peaceful
• 宁 宁 nìng: would rather