Difference between revisions of "Expressing "would rather" with "ningke""
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宁可 is used where the speaker wants to compare two unfavorable options, and choose a "unfavorable option" over a "most unfavorable option". 和“宁愿”相同。 | 宁可 is used where the speaker wants to compare two unfavorable options, and choose a "unfavorable option" over a "most unfavorable option". 和“宁愿”相同。 | ||
| − | == Structure == | + | == Basic Structure == |
First of all，“宁可”可以单独用，用在以下结构中： | First of all，“宁可”可以单独用，用在以下结构中： | ||
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| − | Subject + 宁可 + something | + | Subject + 宁可 + something prefer to |
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| − | == Structure == | + | == Common Structure 1 == |
| − | + | This construction puts 宁可 at the beginning of the sentence followed by "也不" | |
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| − | == Structure == | + | == Common Structure 2 == |
| − | + | In this construction 宁可 is used a little differently: | |
<div class="jiegou"> | <div class="jiegou"> | ||
| − | + | 宁可 + unfavorable action + 也要 + the thing the speaker wishes to gain. | |
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| − | Here | + | Here the speaker must pay a price in order to complete or gain something, a bit like "even though X, I'm still willing to do Y" |
== Example == | == Example == | ||
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| − | * <em> | + | * 我 <em>宁可</em> 几 天 不 睡觉，<em>也要</em> 完成 这个 项目。 |
| − | * <em> | + | * 我 <em>宁可</em> 不 买 房，<em>也要</em> 环球 旅行。 |
| + | * 我 <em>宁可</em> 死 <em>也</em> 不 愿 放弃 ！ | ||
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| − | == Structure == | + | == Structure with 与其== |
| − | + | It can be used with 与其 to form the following construction: | |
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| − | + | 与其 + most unfavorable option + 宁可 + unfavorable option | |
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| − | Here the speaker | + | Here, the speaker is choosing the better of two unfavorable situations. |
== Example == | == Example == | ||
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| − | * | + | * <em>与其</em> 去 求 别人，我 <em>宁可</em> 自食其力。 |
| − | * | + | * <em>与其</em> 失去 双腿，我 <em>宁可</em> 保守 治疗。 |
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宁可 is used where the speaker wants to compare two unfavorable options, and choose a "unfavorable option" over a "most unfavorable option". 和“宁愿”相同。
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Basic Structure
First of all，“宁可”可以单独用，用在以下结构中：
Subject + 宁可 + something prefer to
Example
- 我 不 想 吃 肯德基，我 宁可 不 吃饭。
- 这 个 地方 太 脏 了，我 宁可 没 地方 住。
Common Structure 1
This construction puts 宁可 at the beginning of the sentence followed by "也不"
宁可 + unfavorable option + 也不 most unfavorable option
Again, the speaker is choosing between two options, but they are the reverse of above.
Example
- 他 宁可 没有 朋友，也不 乱 交 朋友。
- 我 宁可 得 癌症，也不 戒烟。
Common Structure 2
In this construction 宁可 is used a little differently:
宁可 + unfavorable action + 也要 + the thing the speaker wishes to gain.
Here the speaker must pay a price in order to complete or gain something, a bit like "even though X, I'm still willing to do Y"
Example
- 我 宁可 几 天 不 睡觉，也要 完成 这个 项目。
- 我 宁可 不 买 房，也要 环球 旅行。
- 我 宁可 死 也 不 愿 放弃 ！
Structure with 与其
It can be used with 与其 to form the following construction:
与其 + most unfavorable option + 宁可 + unfavorable option
Here, the speaker is choosing the better of two unfavorable situations.
Example
- 与其 去 求 别人，我 宁可 自食其力。
- 与其 失去 双腿，我 宁可 保守 治疗。
