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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

毋宁 [wúnìng]
  1. 1. adverb rather

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

毋宁 [wúnìng]
  1. 1. rather...(than); (not so much...) as
    与其固守,毋宁出击。
    Better to strike out than to entrench oneself in defence.
    与其苟且偷生,毋宁英勇战死。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

毋宁 [wúnìng]
  1. 1. 相当于"不如",常与"与其"连用,表示在两项中,选前一项不如选后一项更妥当
    与其等死,毋宁拼命冲出去。
  2. 2. 不要写作"无宁"。

Examples

与其固守,毋宁出击。
Better to strike out than to entrench oneself in defence. 毋宁
与其等死,毋宁拼命冲出去。 毋宁

Word Decomposition


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