| 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 |
| 宁蒗 | Níng làng | abbr. for 宁蒗彝族自治县, Ninglang Yizu autonomous county in Yunnan |
| 宁蒗彝族自治县 | Níng làng yí zú zì zhì xiàn | Ninglang Yizu autonomous county in Lijiang 丽江, Yunnan |
| 宁蒗县 | Níng làng xiàn | Ninglang Yizu autonomous county in Lijiang 丽江, Yunnan |
| 宁远 | Níng yuǎn | Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan |
| 宁远县 | Níng yuǎn xiàn | Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan |
| 宁边 | Níng biān | Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor |
| 宁都 | Níng dū | Ningdu county in Ganzhou 赣州, Jiangxi |
| 宁都县 | Níng dū xiàn | Ningdu county in Ganzhou 赣州, Jiangxi |
| 宁乡 | Níng xiāng | Ningxiang county in Changsha 长沙, Hunan |
| 宁乡县 | Níng xiāng xiàn | Ningxiang county in Changsha 长沙, Hunan |
| 宁陕 | Níng shǎn | Ningshan county in Ānkāng 安康, Shǎnxī |
| 宁陕县 | Níng shǎn xiàn | Ningshan county in Ānkāng 安康, Shǎnxī |
| 宁陵 | Níng líng | Ningling county in Shangqiu 商丘, Henan |
| 宁陵县 | Níng líng xiàn | Ningling county in Shangqiu 商丘, Henan |
| 宁阳 | Níng yáng | Ningyang county in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong |
| 宁阳县 | Níng yáng xiàn | Ninguang county in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong |
| 宁静致远 | níng jìng zhì yuǎn | tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study; cf Still waters run deep. |
| 巴枯宁主义 | Bā kū níng zhǔ yì | Bakuninism, a 19th century socialist theory |
| 席凡宁根 | Xí fán níng gēn | Scheveningen, resort in Den Haag (The Hague), Netherlands |
| 常宁 | Cháng níng | Changning county level city in Hengyang 衡阳, Hunan |
| 常宁市 | Cháng níng shì | Changning county level city in Hengyang 衡阳, Hunan |
| 广宁 | Guǎng níng | Guangning county in Zhaoqing 肇庆, Guangdong |
| 广宁县 | Guǎng níng xiàn | Guangning county in Zhaoqing 肇庆, Guangdong |
| 建宁县 | Jiàn níng xiàn | Jianning county in Sanming 三明, Fujian |
| 张宁 | Zhāng Níng | Zhang Ning |
| 张怡宁 | Zhāng Yí níng | Zhang Yining |
| 心神不宁 | xīn shén bù níng | to feel ill-at-ease |
| 心绪不宁 | xīn xù bù níng | unquiet state of mind |
| 息事宁人 | xī shì níng rén | to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom) |
| 怀宁 | Huái níng | Huaining county in Anqing 安庆, Anhui |
| 怀宁县 | Huái níng xiàn | Huaining county in Anqing 安庆, Anhui |
| 抚宁 | Fǔ níng | Funing county in Qinhuangdao 秦皇岛, Hebei |
| 抚宁县 | Fǔ níng xiàn | Funing county in Qinhuangdao 秦皇岛, Hebei |
| 新宁 | Xīn níng | Xinning county in Shaoyang 邵阳, Hunan |
| 新宁县 | Xīn níng xiàn | Xinning county in Shaoyang 邵阳, Hunan |
| 昌宁 | Chāng níng | Changning county in Baoshan 保山, Yunnan |
| 昌宁县 | Chāng níng xiàn | Changning county in Baoshan 保山, Yunnan |
| 晋宁 | Jìn níng | Jinning county in Kunming 昆明, Yunnan |
| 晋宁县 | Jìn níng xiàn | Jinning county in Kunming 昆明, Yunnan |
| 普宁 | Pǔ níng | Puning county level city in Jieyang 揭阳, Guangdong |
| 普宁市 | Pǔ níng shì | Puning county level city in Jieyang 揭阳, Guangdong |
| 景宁 | Jǐng níng | Jingning Shezu autonomous county in Lishui 丽水, Zhejiang |
| 景宁畲族自治县 | Jǐng níng Shē zú zì zhì xiàn | Jingning Shezu autonomous county in Lishui 丽水, Zhejiang |
| 景宁畲乡 | Jǐng níng yú xiāng | Jingning Shezu autonomous county in Lishui 丽水, Zhejiang |
| 景宁县 | Jǐng níng xiàn | Jingning Shezu autonomous county in Lishui 丽水, Zhejiang |
| 会宁 | Huì níng | Huining county in Baiyin 白银, Gansu |
| 会宁县 | Huì níng xiàn | Huining county in Baiyin 白银, Gansu |
| 李宁 | Lǐ Níng | Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games |
| 东宁 | Dōng níng | Dongning county in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang |
