Meaning of 宁可
宁可 means would rather; prefer to. Pronounced nìng kě. HSK 7-9.
- would rather; prefer to
Definitions & Examples
Yǔ与
qí其
zài在
zhè这
er儿
děng等
chē车
，
nìng宁
kě可
zǒu走
zhe着
qù去
。
Rather than waiting for the bus here, I'd rather walk there.
Tā他
nìng宁
kě可
zì自
jǐ己
chī吃
diǎn点
kuī亏
，
yě也
bù不
yuàn愿
kuī亏
le了
bié别
rén人
。
He would rather suffer a loss himself than let others suffer.
Wǒ我
nìng宁
kě可
duō多
huā花
diǎn点
qián钱
，
yě也
yào要
mǎi买
zhì质
liàng量
hǎo好
de的
。
I'd rather spend more money to buy something of good quality.
Wǒ我
men们
nìng宁
kě可
jǐng警
tì惕
yī一
diǎn点
de的
hǎo好
。
It's better for us to be a bit more vigilant.
Nìng宁
kě可
è饿
sǐ死
，
yě也
bù不
xiàng向
dí敌
rén人
tóu投
xiáng降
。
I'd rather starve to death than surrender to the enemy.