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宁可...

📊 Corpus Indexed: 3 clips
Structure: [主语] + 宁可 + [谓词/短语]
💡 Usage:

Core sentence pattern in modern spoken Mandarin.

Sentence Pattern

[Authentic Cinema Evidence Base]

(3 clips)
宁可抱香枝上老
00:02
宁可 抱香枝上老

(就是那句) ── Previous context

“[On Choosing a Husband] "I'd rather grow old clinging to a fragrant branch”

《樊笼》 · 11:46 [历史宫廷]
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你向来都是宁可饿三天
00:02
你向来都是 宁可 饿三天

(我就是因为不会做所以才学的嘛) ── Previous context

“In the past, you would rather starve yourself”

《御赐小仵作》 · 33:18 [其他场景]
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你宁可把这个民宿
00:02
你 宁可 把这个民宿

(现在怎样) ── Previous context

“You'd rather sell the guesthouse”

《向流星许愿的我们》 · 18:23 [其他场景]
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