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- 宁可 (nìngkě) is used where the speaker wants to compare two unfavorable options, and choose a "unfavorable option" over a "most unfavorable option."
- == 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.
- <div class="jiegou">
- 宁可……，也不……
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- Again, the speaker is choosing between two options, but this time places the preferable option first.
- === Examples ===
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- *我 <em>宁可</em> 没有 男朋友，<em>也不</em> 要 随便 找 一 个 男朋友。<span class="trans">I'd rather have no boyfriend than find a random one.</span>
- *他 <em>宁可</em> 输， <em>也不</em> 想 放弃。<span class="trans">He'd rather lose than give up.</span>
- *我 <em>宁可</em> 在 公司 加班，<em>也不</em> 想 把 工作 带 回家。<span class="trans">I'd rather work late in the office than take my work home.</span>
- *他 <em>宁可</em> 每天 吃 方便面，<em>也不</em> 找 父母 要 钱。<span class="trans">He'd rather eat instant noodles every day than ask his parents for money.</span>
- *我 <em>宁可</em> 把 这些 东西 送 给 陌生 人，<em>也不</em> 会 扔掉。<span class="trans">I'd rather give these old things to strange people than throw it away.</span>
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- == 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 ===
- <div class="jiegou">
- 宁可 ……，也要 ……
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- 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 ===
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- *我 <em>宁可</em> 几 天 不 睡觉，<em>也要</em> 完成 这 个 项目。<span class="trans">I would be willing not to sleep for a few days just to finish this project.</span>
- *他们 <em>宁可</em> 花 光 所有 钱，<em>也要</em> 治 好 女儿 的 病。<span class="trans">They would spend all my money to cure their daughter's disease.</span>
- *我们 <em>宁可</em> 多 花 点 钱，<em>也要</em> 解决 这 个 问题。<span class="trans">We'd rather spend some more money to solve this problem.</span>
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- == Using 宁可 with 与其 ==
- For more information, you can click [[Expressing "Prefer...rather than" with "yuqi...buru"|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) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075316/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301075316 →buy]
- * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (新实用汉语课本5)]] (pp. 180) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561914083/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561914083 →buy]
- *[[卓越汉语－公司实战篇]] (pp. 84, 99) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD-%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87-%E8%83%A1%E7%81%B5%E5%9D%87/dp/B003QZWQ6M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347863170&sr=8-1 →buy]
- [[Category: B2 grammar points]]
- {{Basic Grammar|宁可|B2|宁可⋯⋯，也⋯⋯|他 <em>宁可</em> 输，<em>也</em> 不 放弃。|grammar point|ASGF3F2Y}}
- {{Used for|Giving alternatives}}
- {{Structure|Sentence Patterns}}
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