宁可 (nìng kě): preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils

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HSK 7adverb

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Pinyin
Meaning: preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils
Characters: 2
Part of speech: adverb
HSK level: HSK 7

表示在两相比较后，选择其中一种做法，常含勉强或不得已的意味。后面常跟“也不”或“也要”，说明宁可选择前者也不愿接受后者，例如宁可自己吃亏，也不让别人受委屈。也可单独使用，表示比较起来更愿意做某事，如我宁可走路也不坐车。

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(prefix) can

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It was raining heavily outside, but I would rather get soaked than not finish the last lap.

He would rather suffer a loss himself than deceive his friends.

On weekends, I would rather stay home reading than go to the mall and be squeezed by crowds.

Mom would rather spend a bit more money on organic vegetables than let her family eat unhealthy food.

In order to finish the project on time, he would rather work overtime late into the night every day than put off the task until tomorrow.

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