Pinyin Dictionary results for "ning"

to flatter; flattery
weak; wearied; in distress
to congeal; to concentrate attention; to stare
to enjoin
old variant of 寧|宁[ning4]
old variant of 甯|宁[ning2]
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)
would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2]
to pinch; wring
mistake; to twist
stubborn
lemon
muddy
fierce-looking
variant of 寧|宁[ning2]
see 耵聹|耵聍, earwax; cerumen
凝冰
to freeze
凝固
to freeze; to solidify; to congeal; fig. with rapt attention
凝固剂
solidifying agent; coagulant
凝固汽油弹
napalm
凝固点
freezing point
凝块
clot; blood clot
凝望
to gaze at; to stare fixedly at
凝汞温度
mercury condensation temperature (physics)
凝液
condensate
凝滞
to stagnate; to congeal; (fig.) to stop still; to freeze
凝炼
variant of 凝練|凝练[ning2 lian4]
凝神
with rapt attention
凝结
to condense; to solidify; to coagulate; clot (of blood)
凝练
concise; compact; condensed
凝缩
to condense; to concentrate; compression; concentration
凝聚
to condense; to coagulate; coacervation (i.e. form tiny droplets); aggregation; coherent
凝聚力
cohesion; cohesiveness; cohesive
凝聚层
coherent sheaf (math.)
凝聚态
condensed matter (physics)
凝肩
frozen shoulder (medicine)
凝胶
gel
凝胶体
gel
凝花菜
gelidiella, tropical and sub-tropical red algae
凝血
blood clot
凝血素
hemaglutinin (protein causing blood clotting)
凝血酶
thrombin (biochemistry)
凝血酶原
prothrombin
凝视
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes on
凝重
dignified; grave (expression); imposing (attitude); heavy (atmosphere); (music etc) deep and resounding
凝集
to concentrate; to gather; (biology) to agglutinate
凝集素
agglutinin
宁做鸡头,不做凤尾
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom); fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
宁化
Ninghua county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian
宁化县
Ninghua county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian
宁南
Ningnan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
宁南县
Ningnan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
宁可
preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils
宁国
Ningguo county level city in Xuancheng 宣城[Xuan1 cheng2], Anhui
宁国市
Ningguo county level city in Xuancheng 宣城[Xuan1 cheng2], Anhui
宁城
Ningcheng county of Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia
宁城县
Ningcheng county of Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia
宁夏
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧|宁[Ning2], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1]
宁夏回族自治区
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧|宁[Ning2], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Ying2 chuan1]
宁夏省
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]
宁安
Ning'an county level city in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang
宁安市
Ning'an county level city in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang
宁宗
Emperor Ningzong of Southern Song (1168-1224)
宁冈
former Ninggang county in Jiangxi, now within Jinggangshan county level city 井岡山市|井冈山市[Jing3 gang1 shan1 shi4] in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
宁冈县
former Ninggang county in Jiangxi, now within Jinggangshan county level city 井岡山市|井冈山市[Jing3 gang1 shan1 shi4] in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
宁左勿右
(of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
宁强
Ningqiang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shaanxi
宁强县
Ningqiang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shaanxi
宁德
Ningde prefecture level city in Fujian
宁德地区
Ningde prefecture in Fujian
宁德市
Ningde prefecture level city in Fujian
宁拆十座庙,不毁一桩婚
rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
宁明
Ningming county in Chongzuo 崇左[Chong2 zuo3], Guangxi
宁明县
Ningming county in Chongzuo 崇左[Chong2 zuo3], Guangxi
宁晋
Ningjin county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
宁晋县
Ningjin county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
宁武
Ningwu county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
宁武县
Ningwu county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
宁死不屈
rather die than submit (idiom)
宁江
Ningjiang district of Songyuan city 松原市, Jilin
宁江区
Ningjiang district of Songyuan city 松原市, Jilin
宁河
Ninghe county in Tianjin 天津[Tian1 jin1]
宁河县
Ninghe county in Tianjin 天津[Tian1 jin1]
宁波
Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang
宁波地区
Ningbo prefecture, Zhejiang
宁波市
Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang
宁津
Ningjin county in Dezhou 德州[De2 zhou1], Shandong
宁津县
Ningjin county in Dezhou 德州[De2 zhou1], Shandong
宁洱
Ning'er County in Yunnan; abbr. for Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County 寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣|宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县[Ning2 er3 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县
Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County in Yunnan, capital Pu'er city 普洱市[Pu3 er3 shi4]; formerly Pu'er Hani and Yi autonomous county
宁洱县
Ning'er County in Yunnan; abbr. for Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County 寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣|宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县[Ning2 er3 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
宁海
Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1], Zhejiang
宁海县
Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1], Zhejiang
宁为玉碎,不为瓦全
Better broken jade than intact tile.; Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
宁为鸡头,不为凤尾
see 寧做雞頭,不做鳳尾|宁做鸡头,不做凤尾[ning4 zuo4 ji1 tou2 , bu4 zuo4 feng4 wei3]
宁县
Ning county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qing4 yang2], Gansu
宁缺勿滥
same as 寧缺毋濫|宁缺毋滥[ning4 que1 wu2 lan4]
宁缺毋滥
better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
宁肯
would rather...; it would be better...; would prefer
宁蒗
abbr. for 寧蒗彞族自治縣|宁蒗彝族自治县, Ninglang Yizu autonomous county in Yunnan
宁蒗彝族自治县
Ninglang Yizu Autonomous County in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[Li4 jiang1], Yunnan
宁蒗县
Ninglang Yizu autonomous county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[Li4 jiang1], Yunnan
宁远
Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan
宁远县
Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan
宁边
Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor
宁都
Ningdu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
宁都县
Ningdu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
宁乡
Ningxiang county in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan
宁乡县
Ningxiang county in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan
宁陕
Ningshan County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi
宁陕县
Ningshan County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi
宁陵
Ningling county in Shangqiu 商丘[Shang1 qiu1], Henan
宁陵县
Ningling county in Shangqiu 商丘[Shang1 qiu1], Henan
宁阳
Ningyang county in Tai'an 泰安[Tai4 an1], Shandong
宁阳县
Ninguang county in Tai'an 泰安[Tai4 an1], Shandong
宁静
tranquil; tranquility; serenity
宁静致远
tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study; cf Still waters run deep.
宁愿
would rather; better
拧成一股绳
to twist together to form a rope; (fig.) to unite; to work together
拧开
to unscrew; to twist off (a lid); to turn on (a faucet); to switch on (by turning a knob); to turn (a door handle); to wrench apart
柠檬
lemon
柠檬水
lemonade
柠檬汁
lemon juice
柠檬片
slice of lemon
柠檬茶
lemon tea
柠檬草
lemongrass
柠檬酸
citric acid
柠檬酸循环
citric acid cycle; Krebs cycle; tricarboxylic acid cycle
柠檬鸡
lemon chicken
狞笑
to laugh nastily; evil grin
狞猫
Lynx caracal
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