宁 (寧) níng
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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) -
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) -
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) -
níng
noun
repose; serenity; peace
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Unihan '寧') -
níng
verb
to pacify
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 平息 (Guoyu '寧' v 3; XHZD '宁' 3) -
níng
verb
to return home
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 回家 (Guoyu '寧' v 2) -
nìng
proper noun
Ning
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (XHZD '宁' nìng 2) -
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) -
níng
verb
to mourn for parents
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '寧' 3) -
nìng
adverb
in this way
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '寧' nìng 3) -
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) -
nìng
adverb
unexpectedly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 乃 or 竟然 (Guoyu '寧' adv 3) -
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) -
nìng
particle
particle without meaning
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '寧' particle) -
zhù
noun
space between main doorwary and a screen
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 宁 (Guoyu '宁')
Contained in
- 张宁(張寧) Zhang Ning
- 宁愿(寧願) would rather; better
- 丹宁(丹寧) denim; tannin
- 安宁(安寧) peaceful; tranquil; calm ; winter ; Anning
- 坐卧不宁(坐臥不寧) to be restless
- 宁夏省(寧夏省) Ningxia province
- 不自由,毋宁死(不自由,毋寧死) give me liberty or give me death
- 唐宁街(唐寧街) Downing Street (London)
- 康宁汉(康寧漢) Cunningham
- 宁缺勿滥(寧缺勿濫) rather have nothing
- 归宁(歸寧) (of a married woman) to visit one's parents
Also contained in
伊宁市 、 宁乡县 、 宁冈县 、 西宁市 、 宁南县 、 华宁 、 宁洱 、 怀宁县 、 海宁 、 正宁 、 宁宗 、 宁城 、 宁阳县 、 武宁县 、 宁蒗县 、 宁冈 、 宜宁郡 、 宁明 、 兴宁区 、 集宁区 、 辽宁大学 、 东宁 、 宁康 、 宁强县 、 肃宁 、 宁阳 、 宁陕 、 中宁 、 景宁 、 亚历山大·卡宁厄姆爵士 、 宁河县 、 静宁县 、 乾宁 、 抚宁 、 兴宁市 、 丰宁 、 泰宁 、 崇宁 、 睢宁 、 武宁
Word is mentioned most frequently in
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- 卷九十二 列傳第三十: 毛碩 李上達 曹望之 大懷貞 盧孝儉 盧庸 李偲 徒單克寧本名習顯 Volume 92 Biographies 30: Mao Shuo, Li Shangda, Cao Wangzhi, Da Huaizhen, Lu Xiaojian, Lu Yong, Li Cai, Tudan Kening former name Xixian History of Jin 金史 — count: 94
- 卷八十七 志第四十 地理三 Volume 87 Treatises 40: Geography 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 85
- 卷一百八十八 志第一百四十一 兵二 Volume 188 Treatises 141: Military 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 82
- 第五十六回 Chapter 56 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 82
- 卷五十五 吳書十 程黃韓蔣周陳董甘淩徐潘丁傳 Volume 55: Book of Wu 10 - Biographies of Cheng, Huang, Han, Jiang, Zhou, Chen, Dong, Gan, Ling, Xu, Pan, and Ding Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 73
- 卷八十七 列傳第二十五: 紇石烈志寧 僕散忠義 徒單合喜 Volume 87 Biographies 25: Geshiliezhining, Pusan Zhongyi, Tu Danhexi History of Jin 金史 — count: 63
- 卷28 列傳第20 史寧 陸騰 賀若敦 權景宣 Volume 28 Biographies 20: Shi Ning; Lu Teng; He Ruodun; Quan Jingxuan Book of Zhou 周書 — count: 61
- 卷一百四十四 列傳第六十九 來田侯崔嚴 Volume 144 Biographies 69: Lai, Tian, Hou, Cui, Yan New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 60
- 卷一百九十九 列傳第八十七 李鉞 王憲 胡世寧 李承勛 王以旂 范鏓 王邦瑞 鄭曉 Volume 199 Biographies 87: Li Yue, Wang Xian, Hu Shining, Li Chengxun, Wang Yiqi, Fan Zong, Wang Bangrui, Zheng Xiao History of Ming 明史 — count: 60
- 卷八十六 志第三十九 地理二 Volume 86 Treatises 39: Geography 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 58
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
- 宁戚 (寧戚) 寧戚 — The Analects of Confucius 論語, 3. 《八佾》 Ba Yi — 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
- 荒宁 (荒寧) 不敢荒寧 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 無逸 Zhou Shu - Against Luxurious Ease — count: 3