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

tranquil; tranquility; serenity

abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]; abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1]; surname Ning

peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)

old variant of 寧|宁[ning4]

to store; to stand; space between the door and the entrance screen

see 寧鄉市|宁乡市[Ning2 xiang1 Shi4]

see 寧化縣|宁化县[Ning2 hua4 Xian4]

see 寧南縣|宁南县[Ning2 nan2 Xian4]

Ning County or Ningxian, a county in Qingyang City 慶陽市|庆阳市[Qing4 yang2 Shi4], Gansu

see 寧國市|宁国市[Ning2 guo2 Shi4]

see 寧城縣|宁城县[Ning2 cheng2 Xian4]

see 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]

see 寧安市|宁安市[Ning2 an1 Shi4]

Emperor Ningzong of Southern Song (1168-1224)

see 寧強縣|宁强县[Ning2 qiang2 Xian4]

see 寧德市|宁德市[Ning2 de2 Shi4]

see 寧明縣|宁明县[Ning2 ming2 Xian4]

see 寧晉縣|宁晋县[Ning2 jin4 Xian4]

see 寧武縣|宁武县[Ning2 wu3 Xian4]

see 寧江區|宁江区[Ning2 jiang1 Qu1]

see 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 Shi4]

see 寧津縣|宁津县[Ning2 jin1 Xian4]

see 寧洱哈尼族彝族自治縣|宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县[Ning2 er3 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

see 寧海縣|宁海县[Ning2 hai3 Xian4]

would rather...; it would be better...; would prefer

see 寧蒗彝族自治縣|宁蒗彝族自治县[Ning2 lang4 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor

see 寧遠縣|宁远县[Ning2 yuan3 Xian4]

see 寧都縣|宁都县[Ning2 du1 Xian4]

see 寧陽縣|宁阳县[Ning2 yang2 Xian4]

see 寧陝縣|宁陕县[Ning2 shan3 Xian4]

see 寧陵縣|宁陵县[Ning2 ling2 Xian4]

Ningxiang, a county-level city in Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 Shi4], Hunan

Ninghua, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1 ming2 Shi4], Fujian

Ningnan, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan

Ningguo, a county-level city in Xuancheng City 宣城市[Xuan1 cheng2 Shi4], Anhui

Ningcheng, a county in Chifeng City 赤峰市[Chi4 feng1 Shi4], Inner Mongolia

former Ningxia province, now Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]

Ning'an, a county-level city in Mudanjiang City 牡丹江市[Mu3 dan1 jiang1 Shi4], Heilongjiang

Ningqiang, a county in Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[Han4 zhong1 Shi4], Shaanxi

Ningde, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]

Ningming, a county in Chongzuo City 崇左市[Chong2 zuo3 Shi4], Guangxi

Ningjin, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei

Ningwu, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市[Xin1 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi

Ningjiang, a district of Songyuan City 松原市[Song1 yuan2 Shi4], Jilin

Ningbo, sub-provincial city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]

Ningjin, a county in Dezhou City 德州市[De2 zhou1 Shi4], Shandong

see 寧洱哈尼族彝族自治縣|宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县[Ning2 er3 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]