寧願

níng yuàn

A2 Level 4* ★ Core word
Auxiliary verb

Definition

  1. would rather ... (than ...)

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Example

他寧願自己辛苦,也不想麻煩別人。

He'd rather work hard himself than trouble others.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).