与其
yǔ qíEnglish Meaning
rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B)
HSK 7
00:03
不但指使衙役 打断郑夏左手 以毁灭证据
“Not only did he order a yamen runner to break Zheng Xia's left hand to destroy evidence,”
“but he also bribed the Chancellor of the Directorate of Education to cover his tracks.”
这是迟于和衙役的供状
“Here are the confessions from Chi Yu and the yamen runner.”
HSK 7
00:02
“Cornering him will make him reckless; giving him an outlet is the smarter tactic.”
萧将军说现在不能轻易动兵
“General Xiao said we cannot deploy troops lightly right now.”
“Rather than forcing You Longsheng into desperation,”
还不如放些人出去
“it is better to let some people leave,”
HSK 7
00:01
“Staying here is destroying you, so stop wasting your life.”
我是觉得
“What I believe is this—”
“rather than waste away here in the Gu household”
倒不如和老爷分开
“you'd be better off leaving the Master”
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