Word information
Simplified丹宁
Traditional丹寧
Pinyindān níng
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
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How to learn 丹宁
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安宁ānníng
peaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry; see 安寧區|安宁区[An1 ning2 Qu1]; see 安寧市|安宁市[An1 ning2 Shi4]
牡丹mǔdanMudan District of Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[He2 ze2 Shi4], Shandong; Mutan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan; tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
宁静níngjìngtranquil; tranquility; serenity
宁可nìngkěpreferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils
宁愿nìngyuànwould rather ... (than ...)
宁肯nìng kěnwould rather...; it would be better...; would prefer