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- Expressing "would rather" with "ningke"
- (Redirected from ASGF3F2Y)
- Level B2
- Similar to
- Used for
- Giving alternatives
- Keywords
- 宁可
- 宁可 (nìngkě) is used where the speaker wants to compare two unfavorable options, and choose a "unfavorable option" over a "most unfavorable option."
- Contents
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- 1 Using 宁可 with 也不
- 1.1 Structure
- 1.2 Examples
- 2 Using 宁可 with 也要
- 2.1 Structure
- 2.2 Examples
- 3 Using 宁可 with 与其
- 4 See Also
- 5 Sources and further reading
- 5.1 Books
- Using 宁可 with 也不
- Structure
- This construction puts 宁可 at the beginning of the sentence followed by 也不. 宁可 is followed by unfavorable option and 也不 is followed by most unfavorable option.
- 宁可⋯⋯ ，也不⋯⋯
- Again, the speaker is choosing between two options, but this time places the preferable option first.
- Examples
- 我 宁可 没有 男朋友 ，也不 要 随便 找 一 个 男朋友 。
- I'd rather have no boyfriend than find a random one.
- 我们 宁可 早到 也不 要 迟到 。
- We'd rather arrive early than late.
- 他 宁可 输 ，也不 放弃 。
- He'd rather lose than give up.
- 我 宁可 这个月 少 花 一点 ，也不 找 父母 要 钱 。
- I'd rather spend less money this month than ask my parents for money.
- 妈妈 宁可 把 这些 东西 送 给 陌生 人 ，也不 扔掉 。
- Mother would rather give these old things to strange people than throw it away.
- Using 宁可 with 也要
- In this construction 宁可 is used a little differently. 宁可 is followed by unfavorable actions while 也要 is followed by things that you desire or something that you intend to achieve.
- Structure
- 宁可 ⋯⋯ ，也要 ⋯⋯
- Here the speaker must pay a price in order to complete or gain something, a bit like "even though X, I'm still willing to do Y."
- Examples
- 我 宁可 熬夜 也要 做完 。
- I'd rather to stay up tonight just to finish it.
- 孩子们 宁可 不 吃饭 ，也要 多 玩 一会儿 。
- The kids would rather not to eat just to play a little longer.
- 他 宁可 和 女朋友 分手 ，也要 留 在 国外 。
- He would rather to break up with his girlfriend just to stay abroad.
- 她 宁可 花 一半 的 工资 租 房子 ，也要 一个人 住 。
- She would rather spend half of her salary just to live alone.
- Using 宁可 with 与其
- For more information, you can click 与其.
- See Also
- Sources and further reading
- Books
- Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语中级冲刺篇) (pp. 196) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (新实用汉语课本5) (pp. 180) →buy
- 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 (pp. 84, 99) [ →buy]
- HSK Standard Course 5上 (pp. 145) →buy
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