# 宁愿 (nìngyuàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 宁愿 (nìngyuàn) means “would rather”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: would rather
- Pinyin: nìngyuàn (ning4 yuan4)
- Traditional: 寧願
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 周末她宁愿在家里安静地看书。
  Zhōumò tā nìngyuàn zài jiālǐ ānjìng de kàn shū.
  On weekends, she would rather read quietly at home.

## Characters

- 宁 (nìng): would rather; to prefer
- [愿](https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-wish/) (yuàn): to wish; to be willing

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

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