宁可
Meaning
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- preferably
- one would prefer to...(or not to...)
- would rather
- (would) be better to
- (to pick) the lesser of two evils
Example sentences
- I'd rather not go out this evening.
- I would rather not go there alone.
- I'd rather die than see you cry.
- I would rather kill myself than reconcile myself to my fate.