宁

níngnìng

peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)

How to write 宁, stroke by stroke

Pictophonetic: semantic 宀 (roof), phonetic 丁

Made of 宀 + 丁

宁愿nìng yuànwould rather ... (than ...)
宁可nìng kěpreferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils
安宁ān níngpeaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry
宁静níng jìngtranquil; tranquility; serenity
心神不宁xīn shén bù níngto feel ill at ease
宁肯nìng kěnwould rather...; it would be better...; would prefer
利眠宁lì mián níngchlordiazepoxide; (trade name) Librium (loanword)
奎宁水kuí níng shuǐtonic water; quinine water
毋宁wú nìngnot as good as; would rather
坐卧不宁zuò wò bù níngto be restless
宁缺勿滥nìng quē wù lànsame as 宁缺毋滥
息事宁人xī shì níng rénto keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)

让我们享受这平静和安宁。
ràng wǒ men xiǎng shòu zhè píng jìng hé ān níng 。
Let's just enjoy this peace and quiet.
我宁愿您休一天假。
wǒ nìng yuàn nín xiū yì tiān jiǎ 。
I would rather you had a day off.
与其向命运妥协，我宁可自杀。
yǔ qí xiàng mìng yùn tuǒ xié ， wǒ nìng kě zì shā 。
I would rather kill myself than reconcile myself to my fate.
与其知道你要走，我宁肯你没有回来过。
yǔ qí zhī dào nǐ yào zǒu ， wǒ nìng kěn nǐ méi yǒu huí lái guò 。
I would rather that you never returned than know that you wanted to leave.
书和朋友应该是宁缺毋滥。
shū hé péng yǒu yīng gāi shì nìng quē wú làn 。
Books and friends should be few but good.