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与其…不如… / 宁可…也…

6 phrases
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yǔqí děng, bùrú qù
与其等,不如去
ENrather than wait, let's go
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yǔqí mǎi, bùrú zū
与其买,不如租
ENbetter to rent than to buy
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hái bùrú zìjǐ zuò
还不如自己做
ENyou may as well do it yourself
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bùrú wǒmen zǒu ba
不如我们走吧
ENwhy don't we just go
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nìngkě lèi yìdiǎn yě yào zuò wán
宁可累一点也要做完
ENI'd rather tire myself and finish it
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wǒ nìngkě bú qù
我宁可不去
ENI'd rather not go

与其…不如… / 宁可…也… in Chinese: all 6 on one list

ChineseReadingMeaning
与其等,不如去yǔqí děng, bùrú qùrather than wait, let's go
与其买,不如租yǔqí mǎi, bùrú zūbetter to rent than to buy
还不如自己做hái bùrú zìjǐ zuòyou may as well do it yourself
不如我们走吧bùrú wǒmen zǒu bawhy don't we just go
宁可累一点也要做完nìngkě lèi yìdiǎn yě yào zuò wánI'd rather tire myself and finish it
我宁可不去wǒ nìngkě bú qùI'd rather not go

与其…不如… rejects the first option in favour of the second, while 宁可…也… accepts a cost to secure something: 宁可累一点也要做完, I'd rather be tired than leave it unfinished. The first weighs, the second sacrifices.