寧可 宁可
[nìng kě]
preferably
one would prefer to...(or not to...)
would rather
⇒ 情愿 宁肯 毋宁 宁愿 宁 舍生取义 宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 视奸
(would) be better to
⇒ 还不如 强如 强似 不如 更胜 不怕一万，就怕万一
(to pick) the lesser of two evils
宁可
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简体中文>英语, CC-CEDICT
宁可
nìngkĕ
(also 宁肯，宁愿) 副 would rather; prefer:
- 宁可站着死，绝不跪着生 prefer to die on one's feet than live on one's knees
- 宁可小心一点儿的好。 Better safe than sorry.
- 他宁可放弃休假，也要把工作做完。 He would rather give up his holidays than not finish his work.
nìngkĕ
(also 宁肯，宁愿) 副 would rather; prefer:
- 宁可站着死，绝不跪着生 prefer to die on one's feet than live on one's knees
- 宁可小心一点儿的好。 Better safe than sorry.
- 他宁可放弃休假，也要把工作做完。 He would rather give up his holidays than not finish his work.
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典
宁可
nìngkě
表示比较两方面的利害得失后选取的一面(往往跟上文的‘与其’或下文的‘也不’相呼应 {oft. preceded by 与其 yǔqí or followed by 也不yěbù}) {wouldrather; expressing the choice preferred after comparing the advantages and disadvantages of two choices}:
- 与其在这ㄦ等车,～走着去 {would rather walk there than wait for the bus here}
- 他～自己吃点亏,也不叫亏了人。 {He would rather stand to lose than make other people lose.}[注意]<biaoqian>NOTE:
- </biaoqian>如果舍弃的一面不明显或无须说出,可以单说选取的一面(常常加‘的好 {·dehǎo}’,意思等于‘最好是…’)。 {The speaker can state the preferred choice without mentioning the choice given up, which is not obvious or does not have to be mentioned, and in this case it is oft. followed by 的好·dehǎo, meaning ‘it would be better’.}如 {e.g.}:
- 我们～警惕一点的好。 {We'd better be more vigilant.}
nìngkě
表示比较两方面的利害得失后选取的一面(往往跟上文的‘与其’或下文的‘也不’相呼应 {oft. preceded by 与其 yǔqí or followed by 也不yěbù}) {wouldrather; expressing the choice preferred after comparing the advantages and disadvantages of two choices}:
- 与其在这ㄦ等车,～走着去 {would rather walk there than wait for the bus here}
- 他～自己吃点亏,也不叫亏了人。 {He would rather stand to lose than make other people lose.}[注意]<biaoqian>NOTE:
- </biaoqian>如果舍弃的一面不明显或无须说出,可以单说选取的一面(常常加‘的好 {·dehǎo}’,意思等于‘最好是…’)。 {The speaker can state the preferred choice without mentioning the choice given up, which is not obvious or does not have to be mentioned, and in this case it is oft. followed by 的好·dehǎo, meaning ‘it would be better’.}如 {e.g.}:
- 我们～警惕一点的好。 {We'd better be more vigilant.}
简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典
宁可
nìngkě
副 (would) rather; better
- 他宁可穷一辈子，也不想离开他们的小村。 He'd rather stay poor all his life than to leave his village.
- 宁可小心，免得后悔。 Better safe than sorry.
- 宁可早到三小时，不可晚来一分钟。 Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
nìngkě
副 (would) rather; better
- 他宁可穷一辈子，也不想离开他们的小村。 He'd rather stay poor all his life than to leave his village.
- 宁可小心，免得后悔。 Better safe than sorry.
- 宁可早到三小时，不可晚来一分钟。 Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
宁可失脚，不可失言
nìngkě shījiǎo, bùkě shīyán
<熟> better a slip of the foot than of the tongue
nìngkě shījiǎo, bùkě shīyán
<熟> better a slip of the foot than of the tongue
宁可信其有，不可信其无
nìngkě xìn qí yǒu, bùkě xìn qí wú
<熟> would rather believe it to be true than not
nìngkě xìn qí yǒu, bùkě xìn qí wú
<熟> would rather believe it to be true than not
宁可站着死，绝不跪着生
nìngkě zhàn zhe sǐ, jué bù guì zhe shēng
<熟> would die on one's feet rather than live on one's knees
nìngkě zhàn zhe sǐ, jué bù guì zhe shēng
<熟> would die on one's feet rather than live on one's knees
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典
宁可
/nìngkě/
prefer; preferably; rather
/nìngkě/
prefer; preferably; rather
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