宁可 – vocab dash

宁可nìngkě

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Meanings

1. preferably

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

3. would rather

4. (would) be better to

5. (to pick) the lesser of two evils

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我wǒ宁可nìngkě死sǐ，也yě不bù想xiǎng看见kànjiàn你nǐ哭kū。

I'd rather die than see you cry.

与其yǔqí向xiàng命运mìngyùn妥协tuǒxié，我wǒ宁可nìngkě自杀zìshā。

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

你nǐ应该yīnggāi宁可nìngkě用yòng词汇cíhuì来lái造句zàojù，也yě不bù要yào试着shìzhe死记硬背sǐjìyìngbèi。

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

我wǒ不bù想xiǎng坐zuò汽车qìchē去qù，宁可nìngkě走去zǒuqù。

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