宁愿 (nìng yuàn): would rather ... (than ...)

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HSK 7adverb

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HSK 5

honest and prudent

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

She would rather get up half an hour earlier every day to cook for herself than casually eat street food and ruin her stomach.

In order to finish the project on time, he would rather work overtime on the weekend than drag the work into next week.

Old Wang would rather ride a bike to work than squeeze onto the subway every day; he feels this is more free.

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