与其

與其

yǔ qíㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ
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Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4 ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")

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与其向命运妥协,我宁可自杀。

與其向命運妥協,我寧可自殺。

I would rather kill myself than reconcile myself to my fate.

与其仅仅营销部成功地完成自己的工作目标,不如所有部门一起合作,共同实现所有目标。

與其僅僅營銷部成功地完成自己的工作目標,不如所有部門一起合作,共同實現所有目標。

Instead of just the marketing department completing all their work objectives is not as effective as all the departments working together and mutually realising all the objectives.

我们公司与其分公司会共享你的个人信息。

我們公司與其分公司會共享你的個人信息。

Our company and its affiliates may share your personal information with each other.

与其知道你要走,我宁肯你没有回来过。

與其知道你要走,我寧肯你沒有回來過。

I would rather that you never returned than know that you wanted to leave.

与其让我在他手下干,我宁愿辞职。

與其讓我在他手下幹,我寧願辭職。

I would rather quit than work under him.

Grammar

Grammar using 与其

与其 A…不如 B

Yuqi Buru Rather Than (与其 A…不如 B) · B1 · TOCFL b1

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