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宁可 / 寧可

nìng kě

Meaning

  • preferably
  • one would prefer to...(or not to...)
  • would rather
  • be better to
  • the lesser of two evils

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Example sentences

  • 我宁可死也不屈服。

    我寧可死也不屈服。

    wǒ nìng kě sǐ yě bù qū fú。

    I would rather die than submit.

  • 我宁可不要单独去那里。

    我寧可不要單獨去那裏。

    wǒ nìng kě bú yào dān dú qù nà lǐ。

    I'd rather not go there alone.

  • 俗话说:宁可玉碎,不能瓦全;可俗话又说:留得青山在,不怕没柴烧!

    俗話說:寧可玉碎,不能瓦全;可俗話又說:留得青山在,不怕沒柴燒!

    sú huà shuō: nìng kě yù suì, bù néng wǎ quán; kě sú huà yòu shuō: liú dé qīng shān zài, bù pà méi chái shāo!

    "As the saying goes, ""Better to die a glorious death than live a shameful life."" But another saying goes, ""Where there's life, there's hope."""

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