宁可 nìngkě▶ preferir

Stroke order

宁可 is written in 10 strokes across 2 characters.

• 宁 — 5 strokes
• 可 — 5 strokes

Senses

1. preferably
2. one would prefer to...(or not to...)
3. would rather
4. (would) be better to
5. (to pick) the lesser of two evils

Related words

• 可怕terrible
• 可见así
• 可靠fiable, confiable
• 可口Delicioso
• 可怜Pobre
• 可恶aborrecible; odioso

宁可 is pronounced nìngkě and means “preferir”. It is part of the HSK 5 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 宁可 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.