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宁愿
nìng yuàn
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- pinyin
- nìng yuàn
- simplified
- 宁愿
- traditional
- 寧願
1 · 副词
would rather ... (than ...)
宁愿.(而不是.)
This word already occurs in accepted examples; this entry binds one distinct context.
I'd rather skip school and play video games.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
我宁愿逃学也要玩电子游戏。
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Mandarin reading: nìng yuàn.
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