宁可 (寧可) nìngkě

1. nìngkě conjunction would rather; preferably
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Correlative 关联词
   Notes: This conjunction is often used in the subordinate clause of subordinate complex sentences (CC-CEDICT '寧可'; Guoyu '寧可' 2)
2. nìngkě conjunction how could it be
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (Guoyu '寧可' 1)

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