# 宁肯 (nìngkěn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 宁肯 (nìngkěn) means “(adv) would rather”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: (adv) would rather
- Pinyin: nìngkěn (ning4 ken3)
- Traditional: 寧肯
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他宁肯走路，也不愿意打车。
  Tā nìngkěn zǒulù, yě bù yuànyì dǎchē.
  He would rather walk than take a taxi.

## Characters

- 宁 (nìng): would rather; to prefer
- [肯](https://hanziro.com/word/ken-be-willing/) (kěn): to be willing to; to agree

https://hanziro.com/word/ning-ken-would-rather/

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