| EXAMPLE SENTENCES | ||
|---|---|---|
我宁可参加工作不可终日无所事事。 I would rather work than remain idle. | ||
总有一些人宁可直面自己的宿命。 There are some people who prefer to look their destiny straight in the eye. | ||
守财奴宁可打赤膊饿肚皮，也舍不得掏腰包。 Misers put their back and their belly into their pockets. | ||
宁可心灵被污染，不可身体有残疾！ Better corrupt in mind than crippled in body! | ||
她宁可厚着脸皮赖下去，也不愿承认失败。 She prefers to brazen it out rather than admit defeat. | ||
“我宁可一个孩子也没有。”她轻蔑地说。 "I would almost rather have no children at all," she said disdainfully [scornfully]. | ||
你选择放弃玩，因为你想要或者说宁可看电视。 You are choosing to forego playing because you want to or would rather watch TV. | ||
也不卖画宁可挨饿也不丧失气节。 He would rather go hungry than lose his national integrity. | ||
大多数人被问起时都会说他们宁可失聪也不愿失明。 Most people, when asked, claim they would rather lose their hearing than their sight. | ||
我宁可连身体带灵魂都下地狱，也不再看你一眼。 I'll go to hell, body and soul, before I look sideways after you again. | ||