宁肯nìng kěn
Adv.would rather

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How to Use 宁肯 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 宁肯 with other words naturally.
Idiomwith也不
níng
kěn
neutral
would rather... than...
Adverb + Verbwith放弃
níng
kěn
fàng
neutral
would rather give up
Verb + Objectwith吃亏
níng
kěn
chī
kuī
neutral
would rather suffer losses oneself
Verb + Complementwith
níng
kěn
zhàn
zhe
formalWritten
would rather die standing

Example Sentences with 宁肯

nìng
kěn
zǒu
xué
xiào
I would rather walk to school.
nìng
kěn
chéng
dān
quán
rèn
yuàn
tuán
duì
shì
shòu
sǔn
He would rather take full responsibility than let the team's morale be damaged.
nìng
kěn
xiāng
xìn
shēng
rén
de
huà
yuàn
tīng
de
quàn
gào
ma
Would you rather believe a stranger's words than listen to my advice?
nìng
kěn
xīn
diǎn
yuàn
fán
bié
rén
He would rather work harder himself than bother others.
nìng
kěn
jīn
wǎn
áo
wán
chéng
bào
gào
xiǎng
míng
tiān
bèi
píng
I would rather stay up late tonight to finish the report than be criticized tomorrow.
nìng
kěn
fàng
zhè
jìn
shēng
huì
jué
wéi
bèi
de
yuán
He would rather give up this promotion opportunity than violate his own principles.
wèi
le
bǎo
chí
jiàn
kāng
nìng
kěn
fàng
xiē
měi
wèi
de
tián
shí
To stay healthy, she would rather give up those delicious desserts.
nìng
kěn
cān
jiā
ge
huì
yuàn
jiǎ
zhuāng
kāi
xīn
yíng
men
I would rather not attend that gathering than pretend to be happy to please them.