宁愿

nìngyuàn

would rather ... (than ...)

Traditional 寧願

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 HSK 2.0 · Level 6 adverbconjunctionverb

Meaning

nìngyuàn ning4 yuan4

would rather ... (than ...)

Example sentences

wǒ我nìngyuàn宁愿méiyǒu没有qián钱yě也yào要zhǎodào找到àiqíng爱情。

I'd rather have no money but find love.
wǒ我nìngyuàn宁愿dài待zài在zhèlǐ这里ér而bù不qù去。

I'd rather stay than go.
nǐ你nìngyuàn宁愿shuōhuǎng说谎yě也bù不yuàn愿ràng让tā他shēngqì生气ma吗？

Would you rather lie than make him angry?
wǒ我nìngyuàn宁愿nǐ你dài待zài在jiālǐ家里。

I'd rather you stayed at home.

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