与其...不如
[主语/条件] + 与其 + [动词/短语] + 不如
Core sentence pattern in modern spoken Mandarin.
[Variation: 肯定建议式]
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(对新加入进来的成员 都特别警惕) ── Previous context
“Rather than letting them find out my identity as a police officer,”
[Variation: 否定劝阻式]
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(分手了也能关心嘛) ── Previous context
“If you're going to trust someone, you might as well trust me. Right?”