宁可 in English ning4 ke3 Meaning

Meanings

  • preferably
  • one would prefer to...(or not to...)
  • would rather
  • (would) be better to
  • (to pick) the lesser of two evils

Simplified Characters

宁 可

Traditional Characters

寧 可

Pinyin

ning4 ke3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

宁ning2to store 可ke3can