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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

宁愿 [nìngyuàn]
  1. 1. adverb
    宁愿走也不乘公交车。
    I'd rather walk than take the bus.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

宁愿 [nìngyuàn]
  1. 1. would rather

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

宁愿 [nìngyuàn]
  1. 1. 宁肯
    宁愿自己吃亏,也不能让大伙儿受损失。

Examples

宁愿放空也不载客,因为他今天想早些收车。
He'd rather drive without passengers today, as he wants to go home earlier today.
宁愿一死也不愿苟存于这混沌之世。
I would rather die than live on in degradation in this chaotic world.
宁愿把孩子送人,也不愿让孩子跟他过凄苦的日子。
He would rather have his children adopted by others than have them lead a miserable life with him.
宁愿饿着肚子也不出来要饭,真是个穷棒子。
He prefers to be hungry rather than beg for food, he is really a poor person with high aspirations.
宁愿自己吃亏,也不能让集体受损。
to choose to remain
宁愿留下
I would better die before asking him for help.
宁愿死也不愿向他求救。

Collocations

宁愿亲自去
to prefer to go in person
宁愿留下来
rather stay

Word Decomposition


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