寧可
A2
Level 4*
★ Core word
Auxiliary verb
Definition
- preferably
- one would prefer to...(or not to...)
- would rather
- (would) be better to
- (to pick) the lesser of two evils
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Example
我寧可走路，也不要等公車。
I'd rather walk than wait for the bus.
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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).