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nìng

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nìng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
nìng | ning4
English translation
old variant of níng
> nìng [níng]
would rather
to prefer
how (emphatic)
Taiwan pr. [níng]
abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區
>宁夏回族自治区 Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū [Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū]
abbr. for Nanjing 南京 Nán jīng [Nán jīng]
surname Ning
peaceful
to pacify
to visit (one's parents etc)
variant of níng
calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer

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About nìng

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

níng

Contains the radical

gài

Part of speech

Abbreviation / 简称略语 Jiǎnchēng lüèyǔ

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roof

Etymology of nìng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

宀丁

Semantic compound

gài

Phonetic compound

Dīng

Explanation

Simplified form of níng . Phonosemantic compound. Dīng represents the sound and the other components represent the meaning. The traditional component xīn was removed for simplification. The traditional component mǐn was removed for simplification.

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Example sentences using nìng

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宁可 nìngkě 选择 xuǎnzé ǎi Fáng 不要 bù yào 高楼 gāo lóu .

I prefer low rise to high rise.

南戴河旅游 lǚyóu 度假 dù jià Ōu nèi 景点 jǐng diǎn 众多 zhòng duō 成为 chéngwéi 抚宁县 Fǔ níng xiàn 旅游 lǚyóu de 龙头 lóng tóu .

Nandaihe many attractions tourist area has become a leading tourist Funing County.

宁愿 nìngyuàn zhàn zhāo , yuàn guì zhāo shēng .

Better die standing than live kneeling.

声响 shēng xiǎng shào 打破 dǎ pò le 教堂 jiào táng de 宁静 níng jìng .

A loud whistle disturbed the quietness of the church.

丹宁 dān níng 柔和 róuhé , 突出 tūchū le 持久 chíjiǔ 回味 huí wèi 甜润 tián rùn de 果香.

Full flavored , velvet tannins enhance the long, sweet fruit finish.

Words with nìng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
宁愿 nìngyuàn better寧願
nìng to prefer níng
宁可 nìngkě preferably寧可
宁静 níng jìng tranquil寧靜
安宁 Ānníng peaceful安寧
辽宁 Liáo níng Liaoning province in northeast China, short name liáo | Liáo [Liáo], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 Shěn yáng [Shěn​yáng]遼寧
宁波 Níng bō Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang寧波
南宁 Nán níng Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū 南寧
列宁 Liè níng Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader列寧
宁夏 Níng xià Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. níng | nìng [Níng], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川 Yín chuān [Yín​chuān]寧夏
辽宁省 Liáo níng shěng Liaoning province in northeast China, short name liáo | Liáo [Liáo], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 Shěn yáng [Shěn​yáng]遼寧省
心神不宁 xīn shén bù níng to feel ill at ease心神不寧
海宁 Hǎi níng Haining county level city in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴 Jiā xīng [Jiā​xīng], Zhejiang海寧
南宁市 Nán níng Shì Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū [Guǎng​xī​Zhuàng​zú​Zì​zhì​qū] in south China南寧市
李宁 Lǐ Níng Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games李寧
西宁 Xī níng Xining prefecture level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省 Qīng hǎi shěng [Qīng​hǎi​shěng] in west China西寧
宁波市 Níng bō shì Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang寧波市
张怡宁 Zhāng Yí níng Zhang Yining (1981-), PRC female table tennis player and Olympic gold medalist張怡寧
唐宁街 Táng níng Jiē Downing Street (London)唐寧街
江宁 Jiāng níng Jiangning district of Nanjing City 南京市 Nán jīng shì in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 Jiāng sū 江寧
奎宁 kuí níng quinine (loanword)奎寧
张宁 Zhāng Níng Zhang Ning (1975-), PRC female badminton player and Olympic gold medalist張寧

nìng Decomposition & Compounds

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nìng Decomposition

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nìng Compounds

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