宁可

寧可

nìng kěㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄜˇ
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Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    preferably

  2. 2

    one would prefer to...(or not to...)

  3. 3

    would rather

  4. 4

    (would) be better to

  5. 5

    (to pick) the lesser of two evils

Examples

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我宁可死,也不想看见你哭。

我寧可死,也不想看見你哭。

I'd rather die than see you cry.

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.

你应该宁可用词汇来造句,也不要试着死记硬背。

你應該寧可用詞彙來造句,也不要試着死記硬背。

You should use words to make sentences, rather than try to learn them with rote memorisation.

我不想坐汽车去,宁可走去。

我不想坐汽車去,寧可走去。

I don't want to go in the car. I would rather walk.

Grammar

Grammar using 宁可

寧可…也要

Ningke Ye Yao Would Rather (宁可…也要) · B1 · TOCFL b1

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