Dictionary/宁可

宁可 寧可

宁可 nìng kě

ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄜˇ
AdvHSK 7-9TOCFL L4core 10k
1preferably
2one would prefer to...(or not to...)
3would rather
4(would) be better to
5(to pick) the lesser of two evils

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yǔ qí与其xiàng向mìng yùn命运tuǒ xié妥协,wǒ我nìng kě宁可zì shā自杀。
与其向命运妥协,我宁可自杀。
I would rather kill myself than reconcile myself to my fate.
他宁可牺牲生命,也不出卖组织。
He would rather lose his life than betray his organization.
我宁可死,也不想看见你哭。
I'd rather die than see you cry.