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What does 宁愿 mean?

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宁愿 nìngyuàn

would rather; prefer to

Its characters

  1. 宁 nìng would rather (as in 宁可)
  2. 愿 yuàn to wish

In a sentence

我宁愿是一只鸟胜过一条鱼。 I'd rather be a bird than a fish.

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