宁乡 (Níngxiāng): Ningxiang (city in Hunan)

Meanings

1 Ningxiang (city in Hunan)

Characters

宁

village / countryside

Examples

宁乡是刘少奇的故乡。

Níngxiāng shì Liú Shàoqí de gùxiāng.

Ningxiang is Liu Shaoqi's hometown.

宁乡花猪肉很好吃。

Níngxiāng huā zhū ròu hěn hǎochī.

Ningxiang spotted pork is delicious.

Tips

history

County-level city under Changsha; hometown of 刘少奇 (Liu Shaoqi, 1898-1969), PRC President purged during the Cultural Revolution. The area is also rich in Shang-dynasty bronze finds, including the famous 四羊方尊 ritual vessel.

Stroke Order

宁 níng

乡 xiāng

Related Words

宁波市 NíngbōShì

Ningbo, sub-provincial city in Zhejiang Province

宁可 nìngkě HSK 7 #5,505

would rather / prefer to

宁愿 nìngyuàn HSK 7 #2,468

would rather / prefer to

宁夏回族自治区 NíngxiàHuízúZìzhìqū

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (province-level region in northwest China)

宁波 níngbō #39,955

Ningbo (sub-provincial city in Zhejiang province)

宁静 níngjìng HSK 4 #6,726

tranquil / serene / peaceful

宁财神 NíngCáishén

Ning Caishen (1975-) / pen name of Chinese screenwriter Chen Wanning, known for the sitcom Wulin Waizhuan (武林外传)

宁平 níngpíng

peaceful and stable / tranquil (literary)

新乡市 Xīnxiāngshì

Xinxiang (prefecture-level city in Henan Province)

宁缺毋滥 nìngquēwúlàn

better to have nothing than something of poor quality / quality over quantity / rather go without than settle for less