宁可 nìng kě

would rather; one would prefer to...(or not to...)

HSK 5

Word data

HSK 5
Frequency 5509th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
宁 nìng HSK 5
peaceful; surname Ning
可 kě HSK 2
can; may; able to