"宁" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 宁 |  nìng | would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic) / Taiwan pr. [ning2] |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁 | níng | variant of 寧|宁[ning2] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 宁波 | Níng bō | Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁静 | níng jìng | tranquil / tranquility / serenity | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁夏 | Níng xià | Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧|宁[Ning2], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁愿 | nìng yuàn | would rather / better | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁可 | nìng kě | preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁肯 | nìng kěn | would rather... / it would be better... / would prefer | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁安 | Níng ān | Ning'an, county-level city in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁边 | Níng biān | Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁城 | Níng chéng | Ningcheng County of Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁德 | Níng dé | Ningde, prefecture-level city in Fujian | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁都 | Níng dū | Ningdu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[Gan4 zhou1], Jiangxi | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁洱 | Níng ěr | 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] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁冈 | Níng gāng | 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 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁国 | Níng guó | Ningguo, county-level city in Xuancheng 宣城[Xuan1 cheng2], Anhui | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁海 | Níng hǎi | Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1], Zhejiang | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁河 | Níng hé | Ninghe county in Tianjin 天津[Tian1 jin1] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁化 | Níng huà | Ninghua county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁江 | Níng jiāng | Ningjiang district of Songyuan city 松原市, Jilin | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁晋 | Níng jìn | Ningjin county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁津 | Níng jīn | Ningjin county in Dezhou 德州[De2 zhou1], Shandong | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁蒗 | Níng làng | abbr. for 寧蒗彞族自治縣|宁蒗彝族自治县, Ninglang Yizu autonomous county in Yunnan | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁陵 | Níng líng | Ningling county in Shangqiu 商丘[Shang1 qiu1], Henan | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁明 | Níng míng | Ningming county in Chongzuo 崇左[Chong2 zuo3], Guangxi | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁南 | Níng nán | 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 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁强 | Níng qiáng | Ningqiang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shaanxi | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁陕 | Níng shǎn | Ningshan County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁武 | Níng wǔ | Ningwu county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁县 | Níng xiàn | Ning county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qing4 yang2], Gansu | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁乡 | Níng xiāng | Ningxiang county in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁阳 | Níng yáng | Ningyang county in Tai'an 泰安[Tai4 an1], Shandong | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁远 | Níng yuǎn | Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 宁宗 | Níng zōng | Emperor Ningzong of Southern Song (1168-1224) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 宁安市 | Níng ān shì | Ning'an, county-level city in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang | |
| 宁波市 | Níng bō shì | Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang | |
| 宁城县 | Níng chéng xiàn | Ningcheng County of Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia | |
| 宁德市 | Níng dé shì | Ningde, prefecture-level city in Fujian | |
| 宁都县 | Níng dū xiàn | Ningdu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[Gan4 zhou1], Jiangxi | |
| 宁洱县 | Níng ěr Xiàn | 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] | |
| 宁冈县 | Níng gāng xiàn | 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 | |
| 宁国市 | Níng guó shì | Ningguo, county-level city in Xuancheng 宣城[Xuan1 cheng2], Anhui | |
| 宁海县 | Níng hǎi xiàn | Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1], Zhejiang | |
| 宁河县 | Níng hé xiàn | Ninghe county in Tianjin 天津[Tian1 jin1] | |
| 宁化县 | Níng huà xiàn | Ninghua county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian | |
| 宁江区 | Níng jiāng qū | Ningjiang district of Songyuan city 松原市, Jilin | |
| 宁晋县 | Níng jìn xiàn | Ningjin county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei | |
| 宁津县 | Níng jīn xiàn | Ningjin county in Dezhou 德州[De2 zhou1], Shandong | |
| 宁蒗县 | Níng làng xiàn | Ninglang Yizu autonomous county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[Li4 jiang1], Yunnan | |
| 宁陵县 | Níng líng xiàn | Ningling county in Shangqiu 商丘[Shang1 qiu1], Henan | |
| 宁明县 | Níng míng xiàn | Ningming county in Chongzuo 崇左[Chong2 zuo3], Guangxi | |
| 宁南县 | Níng nán xiàn | 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 | |
| 宁强县 | Níng qiáng Xiàn | Ningqiang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shaanxi | |
| 宁陕县 | Níng shǎn Xiàn | Ningshan County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi | |
| 宁武县 | Níng wǔ xiàn | Ningwu county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi | |
| 宁乡县 | Níng xiāng xiàn | Ningxiang county in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan | |
| 宁夏省 | Níng xià Shěng | 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] | |
| 宁阳县 | Níng yáng xiàn | Ninguang county in Tai'an 泰安[Tai4 an1], Shandong | |
| 宁远县 | Níng yuǎn xiàn | Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan | |
| 宁静致远 | níng jìng zhì yuǎn | tranquility yields transcendence (idiom) / quiet life of profound study / cf Still waters run deep. | |
| 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 | |
| 宁死不屈 | nìng sǐ bù qū | rather die than submit (idiom) | |
| 宁加民兵 | Ninja militia | | |
| 宁波地区 | Níng bō dì qū | Ningbo prefecture, Zhejiang | |
| 宁德地区 | Níng dé dì qū | Ningde prefecture in Fujian | |
| 宁定淡泊 | níng dìng dàn bó | to live in contentment (idiom) | |
| 宁静太阳 | níng jìng tài yáng | quiet sun | |
| 宁缺勿滥 | nìng quē wù làn | same as 寧缺毋濫|宁缺毋滥[ning4 que1 wu2 lan4] | |
| 宁左勿右 | nìng zuǒ wù yòu | (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution) | |
| 宁夏回族自治区 | Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū | Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧|宁[Ning2], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1] | |
| 宁蒗彝族自治县 | Níng làng Yí zú Zì zhì xiàn | Ninglang Yizu Autonomous County in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[Li4 jiang1], Yunnan | |
| 宁边核能研究中心 | Nyongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Centre | | |
| 宁为鸡头，不为凤尾 | nìng wéi jī tóu , bù wéi fèng wěi | 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] | |
| 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全 | nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán | Better broken jade than intact tile. / Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom) | |
| 宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 | nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi | 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 | |
| 宁边核燃料元件制造厂 | níng bian hé rán liào yuán jiàn zhì zào chǎng | nuclear fuel rod fabrication facility at Yongbyon | |
| 宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县 | Níng ěr Hā ní zú Yí zú Zì zhì xiàn | 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 | |
| 宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚 | níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn | rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom) | |
| 宁使条款有效而不使其失去意义 | níng shǐ tiáo kuǎn yǒu xiào ér bù shǐ qí shī qù yì yì | ut res magis valeat quam pereat | |
Approximate Results for 宁 | ||||
| 辽宁 | Liáo níng | Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[Liao2], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[Shen3 yang2] | | |
| 南宁 | Nán níng | Nanning, prefecture-level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 | | |
| 安宁 | ān níng | peaceful / tranquil / calm / composed / free from worry | | |
| 西宁 | Xī níng | Xining, prefecture-level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 sheng3] in west China | | |
| 列宁 | Liè níng | Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader | | |
| 沪宁 | Hù Níng | Shanghai and Nanjing | | |
| 毋宁 | wú nìng | not as good as / would rather | | |
| 贝宁 | Bèi níng | Benin | | |
| 丁宁 | dīng níng | variant of 叮嚀|叮咛[ding1 ning2] | | |
| 奎宁 | kuí níng | quinine (loanword) | | |
| 归宁 | guī níng | (literary) (of a married woman) to visit one's parents | | |
| 常宁 | Cháng níng | Changning, county-level city in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan | | |
| 昌宁 | Chāng níng | Changning county in Baoshan 保山[Bao3 shan1], Yunnan | | |
| 长宁 | Cháng níng | Changning County in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan / Changning District in Shanghai | | |
| 大宁 | Dà níng | Daning county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi | | |
| 丹宁 | dān níng | (loanword) denim / tannin | | |
| 东宁 | Dōng níng | Dongning county in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang | | |
| 丰宁 | Fēng níng | Fengning Manchu autonomous county in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei | | |
| 富宁 | Fù níng | Funing county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan | | |
| 抚宁 | Fǔ níng | Funing county in Qinhuangdao 秦皇島|秦皇岛[Qin2 huang2 dao3], Hebei | | |
| 阜宁 | Fù níng | Funing county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu | | |
| 广宁 | Guǎng níng | Guangning county in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhao4 qing4], Guangdong | | |
| 海宁 | Hǎi níng | Haining, county-level city in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[Jia1 xing1], Zhejiang | | |
| 怀宁 | Huái níng | Huaining county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[An1 qing4], Anhui | | |
| 华宁 | Huá níng | Huaning county in Yuxi 玉溪[Yu4 xi1], Yunnan | | |
| 会宁 | Huì níng | Huining county in Baiyin 白銀|白银[Bai2 yin2], Gansu | | |
| 江宁 | Jiāng níng | Jiangning district of Nanjing City 南京市 / in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 | | |
| 建宁 | Jiàn níng | Jianning county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian | | |
| 景宁 | Jǐng níng | Jingning Shezu autonomous county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3], Zhejiang | | |
| 静宁 | Jìng níng | Jingning county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu | | |
| 济宁 | Jǐ níng | Jining prefecture-level city in Shandong | | |
| 集宁 | Jí níng | Jining district or Zhining raion of Ulaanchab city 烏蘭察布市|乌兰察布市[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4 shi4], Inner Mongolia | | |
| 晋宁 | Jìn níng | Jinning county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan | | |
| 金宁 | Jīn níng | Chinning township in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan | | |
| 李宁 | Lǐ Níng | Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games | | |
| 洛宁 | Luò níng | Luoning county in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan | | |
| 冕宁 | Miǎn níng | Mianning 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 | | |
| 普宁 | Pǔ níng | Puning, county-level city in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong | | |
| 寿宁 | Shòu níng | Shouning county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[Ning2 de2], Fujian | | |
| 舒宁 | shū níng | Serax | | |
| 睢宁 | Suī níng | Suining county in Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], Jiangsu | | |
| 绥宁 | Suí níng | Suining county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[Shao4 yang2], Hunan | | |
| 遂宁 | Suì níng | Suining, prefecture-level city in Sichuan | | |
| 肃宁 | Sù níng | Suning county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei | | |
| 泰宁 | Tài níng | Taining county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian | | |
| 天宁 | Tiān níng | Tianning district of Changzhou city 常州市[Chang2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu | | |
| 万宁 | Wàn níng | Wanning City, Hainan | | |
| 武宁 | Wǔ níng | Wuning county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi | | |
| 无宁 | wú níng | variant of 毋寧|毋宁[wu2 ning2] | | |
| 无宁 | wú nìng | variant of 毋寧|毋宁[wu2 ning4] | | |
| 乡宁 | Xiāng níng | Xiangning county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi | | |
| 咸宁 | Xián níng | Xianning, prefecture-level city in Hubei | | |
| 兴宁 | Xīng níng | Xingning, county-level city in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong / Xingning District of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi | | |
| 新宁 | Xīn níng | Xinning county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[Shao4 yang2], Hunan | | |
| 休宁 | Xiū níng | Xiuning county in Huangshan 黃山|黄山[Huang2 shan1], Anhui | | |
| 伊宁 | Yī níng | Yining city and county or Ghulja nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yi1 li2 Ha1 sa4 ke4 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang | | |
| 永宁 | Yǒng níng | Yongning county in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1], Ningxia | | |
| 邕宁 | Yōng níng | Yongnning District of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi | | |
| 张宁 | Zhāng Níng | Zhang Ning (1975-), PRC female badminton player and Olympic gold medalist | | |
| 正宁 | Zhèng níng | Zhengning county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qing4 yang2], Gansu | | |
| 中宁 | Zhōng níng | Zhongning county in Zhongwei 中衛|中卫[Zhong1 wei4], Ningxia | | |
| 周宁 | Zhōu níng | Zhouning county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[Ning2 de2], Fujian | | |
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| 亚平宁 | Yà píng nìng | Apennine (Mountains) | |
| 陕甘宁 | Shǎn Gān Níng | Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia provinces | |
| 唐宁街 | Táng níng Jiē | Downing Street (London) | |
| 单宁酸 | dān níng suān | tannic acid (loanword) | |
| 沪宁线 | Hù Níng xiàn | Shanghai-Nanjing line | |
| 安宁日 | Days of Tranquillity | | |
| 安宁周 | Week of Tranquillity | | |
| 安宁片 | ān níng piàn | meprobamate | |
| 安宁区 | An1 níng Qū | Anning District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu | |
| 安宁市 | An1 níng shì | Anning, county-level city in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan | |
| 勃朗宁 | Bó lǎng níng | Browning, US firearm brand | |
| 长宁区 | Cháng níng qū | Changning district, central Shanghai | |
| 常宁市 | Cháng níng shì | Changning, county-level city in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan | |
| 昌宁县 | Chāng níng xiàn | Changning county in Baoshan 保山[Bao3 shan1], Yunnan | |
| 长宁县 | Cháng níng xiàn | Changning county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan | |
| 大宁县 | Dà níng xiàn | Daning county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi | |
| 东宁县 | Dōng níng xiàn | Dongning county in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang | |
| 丰宁县 | Fēng níng xiàn | Fengning Manchu autonomous county in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei | |
| 富宁县 | Fù Níng xiàn | Funing county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan | |
| 抚宁县 | Fǔ níng xiàn | Funing county in Qinhuangdao 秦皇島|秦皇岛[Qin2 huang2 dao3], Hebei | |
| 阜宁县 | Fù níng xiàn | Funing county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu | |
| 广宁县 | Guǎng níng xiàn | Guangning county in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhao4 qing4], Guangdong | |
| 海宁市 | Hǎi níng shì | Haining, county-level city in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[Jia1 xing1], Zhejiang | |
| 怀宁县 | Huái níng xiàn | Huaining county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[An1 qing4], Anhui | |
| 华宁县 | Huá níng xiàn | Huaning county in Yuxi 玉溪[Yu4 xi1], Yunnan | |
| 会宁县 | Huì níng xiàn | Huining county in Baiyin 白銀|白银[Bai2 yin2], Gansu | |
| 江宁区 | Jiāng níng qū | Jiangning district of Nanjing City 南京市 / in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 | |
| 建宁县 | Jiàn níng xiàn | Jianning county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian | |
| 景宁县 | Jǐng níng xiàn | Jingning Shezu autonomous county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3], Zhejiang | |
| 静宁县 | Jìng níng xiàn | Jingning county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu | |
| 集宁区 | Jí níng qū | Jining district or Zhining raion of Ulaanchab city 烏蘭察布市|乌兰察布市[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4 shi4], Inner Mongolia | |
| 济宁市 | Jǐ níng shì | Jining prefecture-level city in Shandong | |
| 晋宁县 | Jìn níng xiàn | Jinning county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan | |
| 金宁乡 | Jīn níng xiāng | Chinning township in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan | |
| 奎宁水 | kuí níng shuǐ | tonic water / quinine water | |
| 郎世宁 | Láng shì níng | Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766) Jesuit who served as Qing court painter for 50 years | |
| 辽宁号 | Liáo níng Hào | Liaoning, the first aircraft carrier commissioned into the PLA Navy (commissioned in 2012) | |
| 辽宁省 | Liáo níng shěng | Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[Liao2], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[Shen3 yang2] | |
| 利眠宁 | lì mián nìng | chlordiazepoxide / (trade name) Librium (loanword) | |
| 利眠宁 | lì mián níng | chlordiazepoxide / (trade name) Librium (loanword) | |
| 洛宁县 | Luò Níng xiàn | Luoning county in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan | |
| 冕宁县 | Miǎn níng xiàn | Mianning 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 | |
| 灭虫宁 | miè chóng nìng | bephenium, anti-parasitic worm medicine | |
| 南宁市 | Nán níng Shì | Nanning, prefecture-level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] in south China | |
| 普宁市 | Pǔ níng shì | Puning, county-level city in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong | |
| 寿宁县 | Shòu níng xiàn | Shouning county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[Ning2 de2], Fujian | |
| 遂宁市 | Suì níng shì | Suining, prefecture-level city in Sichuan | |
| 睢宁县 | Suī níng xiàn | Suining county in Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], Jiangsu | |
| 绥宁县 | Suí níng xiàn | Suining county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[Shao4 yang2], Hunan | |
| 肃宁县 | Sù níng xiàn | Suning county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei | |
| 泰宁县 | Tài níng xiàn | Taining county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian | |
| 天宁区 | Tiān níng qū | Tianning district of Changzhou city 常州市[Chang2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu | |
| 万宁市 | Wàn níng shì | Wanning City, Hainan | |
| 威宁县 | Wēi níng xiàn | Weining Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[Bi4 jie2 di4 qu1], Guizhou | |
| 武宁县 | Wǔ níng xiàn | Wuning county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi | |
| 乡宁县 | Xiāng níng xiàn | Xiangning county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi | |
| 咸宁市 | Xián níng shì | Xianning, prefecture-level city in Hubei | |
| 兴宁区 | Xīng níng Qū | Xingning District of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi | |
| 兴宁市 | Xīng níng shì | Xingning, county-level city in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong | |
| 西宁市 | Xī níng shì | Xining, prefecture-level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 sheng3] in west China | |
| 新宁县 | Xīn níng xiàn | Xinning county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[Shao4 yang2], Hunan | |
| 休宁县 | Xiū níng xiàn | Xiuning county in Huangshan 黃山|黄山[Huang2 shan1], Anhui | |
| 杨振宁 | Yáng Zhèn níng | Chen Ning Yang (1922-), Chinese-born American physicist, 1957 Nobel Prize laureate in physics | |
| 杨振宁 | Yáng Zhèn nìng | Chen-Ning Franklin Yang (1922-), theoretical physicist, co-developer of Yang-Mills gauge theory, 1957 Nobel laureate | |
| 伊宁市 | Yī níng shì | Gulja or Yining city in Xinjiang, capital of Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture | |
| 伊宁县 | Yī níng xiàn | Yining County or Ghulja nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yi1 li2 Ha1 sa4 ke4 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang | |
| 邕宁区 | Yōng níng Qū | Yongnning District of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi | |
| 永宁县 | Yǒng níng xiàn | Yongning county in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1], Ningxia | |
| 张怡宁 | Zhāng Yí níng | Zhang Yining (1981-), PRC female table tennis player and Olympic gold medalist | |
| 正宁县 | Zhèng níng xiàn | Zhengning county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qing4 yang2], Gansu | |
| 镇宁县 | Zhèn níng xiàn | Zhenning Buyei and Hmong autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[An1 shun4], Guizhou | |
| 中宁县 | Zhōng níng xiàn | Zhongning county in Zhongwei 中衛|中卫[Zhong1 wei4], Ningxia | |
| 周宁县 | Zhōu níng xiàn | Zhouning county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[Ning2 de2], Fujian | |
| 列宁主义 | Liè níng zhǔ yì | Leninism | |
| 辽宁大学 | Liáo níng Dà xué | Liaoning University | |
| 息事宁人 | xī shì níng rén | to keep the peace / to patch up a quarrel (idiom) | |
| 鸡犬不宁 | jī quǎn bù níng | lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom) / fig. great commotion / pandemonium | |
| 心神不宁 | xīn shén bù níng | to feel ill at ease | |
| 永无宁日 | yǒng wú níng rì | (in such circumstances) there will be no peace / one can never breathe easy | |
| 克宁当局 | Knin authorities | | |
| 安宁病房 | ān níng bìng fáng | hospice | |
| 格罗宁根 | Gé luó níng gēn | Groningen, province and city in the Netherlands | |
| 沪宁铁路 | Hù Níng tiě lù | Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, a.k.a. Huning Railway | |
| 景宁畲乡 | Jǐng níng Shē xiāng | Jingning Shezu autonomous county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3], Zhejiang | |
| 济宁地区 | Jǐ níng dì qū | Jining prefecture in Shandong | |
| 列宁格勒 | Liè níng gé lè | Leningrad, name of Russian city Saint Petersburg 聖彼得堡|圣彼得堡 / 1923-1991 | |
| 南宁地区 | Nán níng dì qū | Nanning prefecture in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 | |
| 苏宁电器 | Sū níng diàn qì | Suning Appliance (PRC electrical retailer) | |
