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| Chinese | English |
| 宁可 M 而不愿 N | would rather M than (N) |
| 宁可 M 而不愿 N | would sooner M than (N) |
| 宁可 M 而不愿 N | rather M than (N) |
| 宁可M也不愿N | would sooner M than (N) |
| 宁愿 | prefer |
| 宁愿 | first |
| 宁愿 | had rather |
| 宁愿 | soon |
| 与其 N 宁愿 M | would just as soon M (as N) |
| 宁愿 | would rather |
| 宁愿可 | rather |
| 宁愿 | would rather ... |
| 宁愿…不愿… | had rather... than |
| 宁愿宁可M也不愿N | would much sooner M than (N) |
| 宁愿宁可M也不愿N | would much rather M than (N) |
| 宁愿用M而不用N | prefer M to (N) |
| 宁愿…而不=had [would] lief or… than | would as lief... as |
| 宁愿…而不=had [would] lief or… than | had as lief... as |
| 我宁愿您别动这些东西 | I prefer you don't move them |