I'd rather go swimming.
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宁愿
Traditional: 寧願
nìng yuàn
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6
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nìng yuàn · ning4 jyun6 (Jyutping)
- would rather ... (than ...)
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
I'd rather stay at home.
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