Translation

• preferably
• one would prefer to...(or not to...)
• would rather
• (would) be better to
• (to pick) the lesser of two evils

Synonyms

• 宁, 宁愿, 宁肯, 情愿

Examples

• 与其向命运妥协，我宁可自杀。
  I would rather kill myself than reconcile myself to my fate.