Translation

• would rather
• better

Synonyms

• 宁, 宁可, 宁肯, 情愿

Examples

• 她宁愿工作也不愿闲著。
  I prefer working to doing nothing.
• 我宁愿搭飞机旅行。
  I prefer to travel by air.
• 你宁愿说谎也不要让他生气吗？
  Would you rather lie than make him angry?
• 我宁愿饿死，也不会去偷东西。
  I would rather starve than steal.
• 我宁愿自己独立生活也不要他来指使我。
  I would rather live by myself than do as he tells me to do.
• 我宁愿到不喜欢的公司工作，也不想浑浑噩噩的又过一年。
  I would rather work for any company than waste another year.