Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 宁


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Meaning

peaceful, rather, better, tranquil

Pronunciation

níng

Explanation

Top: roof , below: nail

Mnemonic

(There is no risk that the building might collapse:) When the roof is built with nails, you have peace.

Radicals

roof
peace, calm
nail
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Vocabulary

列宁 Liè níng Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader
宁缺毋滥 nìng quē wú làn better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option


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