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Chinese Vocabulary

宁可

would rather

宁可
nìngkě4th tone
Pinyin
nìngkě
Strokes
10
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 宁可

宁可 is written with 10 strokes (: 5, : 5). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

有的孩子宁可多等 = some would rather wait.

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