宁 (寧) níng

1. níng proper noun Nanjing
   Domain: Places 地方 , Subdomain: Ningxia , Concept: City 城市
   Notes: Another name for 南京 (Guoyu '寧' 1; XHZD '宁' 4)
2. nìng adverb rather
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 宁 expressed a preference for one alternative over the other in this sense in Literary Chinese. For example, 禮，與其奢也，寧儉 'In festive ceremonies, it is better to be sparing than extravagant.' (Lunyu: 3.4/5/1, translation by Legge; Guoyu '寧' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '寧' nìng 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 125; XHZD '宁' nìng 1)
3. níng adjective peaceful
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 安宁 (Guoyu '寧' adj; Kroll 2015 '寧' 1; Unihan '寧'; XHZD '宁' 1)
4. níng noun repose; serenity; peace
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Unihan '寧')
5. níng verb to pacify
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 平息 (Guoyu '寧' v 3; XHZD '宁' 3)
6. níng verb to return home
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 回家 (Guoyu '寧' v 2)
7. nìng proper noun Ning
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (XHZD '宁' nìng 2)
8. níng verb to visit
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 省视 (Guoyu '寧' v 1; Kroll 2015 '寧' 2)
9. níng verb to mourn for parents
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '寧' 3)
10. nìng adverb in this way
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '寧' nìng 3)
11. nìng adverb don't tell me ...
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 豈 or 难道 (Guoyu '寧' adv 2)
12. nìng adverb unexpectedly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 乃 or 竟然 (Guoyu '寧' adv 3)
13. níng proper noun Ningxia
    Domain: Places 地方 , Subdomain: Ningxia , Concept: Autonomous Region 自治区
    Notes: Another name for 宁夏 (Guoyu '寧' 2)
14. nìng particle particle without meaning
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '寧' particle)
15. zhù noun space between main doorwary and a screen
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 宁 (Guoyu '宁')

Contained in

• 宁可(寧可) would rather; preferably ; how could it be
• 利眠宁(利眠寧) chlordiazepoxide; (trade name) Librium
• 宁静致远(寧靜致遠) tranquility yields transcendence; quiet life of profound study; cf Still waters run deep.
• 陕甘宁(陝甘寧) Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia provinces
• 宁河(寧河) Ninghe
• 宁左勿右(寧左勿右) (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
• 奎宁(奎寧) quinine
• 宁不知倾城与倾国(寧不知傾城與傾國) But not knowing that cities and states are overthrown
• 毋宁(毋寧) not as good as; would rather
• 不自由，毋宁死(不自由，毋寧死) give me liberty or give me death
• 沪宁铁路(滬寧鐵路) Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, a.k.a. Huning Railway
• 宁缺勿滥(寧缺勿濫) rather have nothing
• 康宁汉(康寧漢) Cunningham
• 丹宁(丹寧) denim; tannin
• 鸡犬不宁(雞犬不寧) not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed; great commotion; pandemonium
• 灭虫宁(滅蟲寧) bephenium, anti-parasitic worm medicine

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乡宁 、 宁安 、 东宁县 、 宁都 、 宁城 、 昌宁县 、 宁蒗县 、 会宁 、 宁乡县 、 宁国 、 宜宁郡 、 万宁 、 长宁 、 邕宁 、 列宁格勒 、 昌宁 、 华宁县 、 遂宁市 、 中宁 、 普宁市 、 宁津县 、 宁都县 、 天宁 、 海宁 、 景宁 、 兴宁市 、 宁乡 、 辽宁号 、 宁晋 、 南宁市 、 洛宁县 、 威宁彝族回族苗族自治县 、 宁强县 、 江宁区 、 伊宁县

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Collocations

• 宁王 (寧王) 寧王遺我大寶龜 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 大誥 Zhou Shu - Great Announcement — count: 8
• 公孙宁 (公孫寧) 陳公孫寧 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 7
• 子宁 (子寧) 子寧不嗣音 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧子衿 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Zi Jin — count: 6
• 国宁 (國寧) 國寧 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 5
• 不敢宁 (不敢寧) 我亦不敢寧于上帝命 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 君奭 Zhou Shu - Prince Shi — count: 5
• 宁人 (寧人) 予曷其不于前寧人圖功攸終 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 大誥 Zhou Shu - Great Announcement — count: 4
• 宁卒 (寧卒) 鄭伯寧卒 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 4
• 宁处 (寧處) 不遑寧處 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧殷其靁 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Qin Qi Lei — count: 3
• 胡宁 (胡寧) 胡寧忍予 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧谷風之什‧四月 Minor odes of the kingdom - Gu Feng Zhi Shen - Si Yue — count: 3
• 康宁 (康寧) 三曰康寧 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 洪範 Zhou Shu - Great Plan — count: 3