Word Detail

宁愿

nìngyuàn

would rather

HSK 7-9 (v3.0)(HSK 2.0: Level 6)

Examples

他宁愿不吃这个。

tā nìng yuàn bù chī zhè ge 。

He'd prefer not to eat that.

我宁愿避免这种事。

wǒ nìng yuàn bì miǎn zhè zhǒng shì 。

I'd rather avoid it.

与其让我在他手下干，我宁愿辞职。

yǔ qí ràng wǒ zài tā shǒu xià gàn ， wǒ nìng yuàn cí zhí 。

I would rather quit than work under him.