HSK 5 vocabulary › 宁可
宁可
宁可 in English: preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...)
nìng kě
preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...)
How to pronounce 宁可
nìng kě (without tone marks: ning ke). nìng is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; kě is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 宁可
宁 nìng
would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic)
would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic)
可 kě
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
Related words
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen); possible | HSK 2 |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may | HSK 2 |
| 可爱 | kě ài | adorable; cute | HSK 3 |
| 可怜 | kě lián | pitiful; pathetic | HSK 4 |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however | HSK 4 |
| 可惜 | kě xī | it is a pity; what a pity | HSK 4 |
| 可见 | kě jiàn | it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear | HSK 5 |
| 可靠 | kě kào | reliable | HSK 5 |
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful; dreadful | HSK 5 |
| 安宁 | ān níng | peaceful; tranquil | HSK 6 |