与其...不如...
[主语/条件] + 与其 + [动词/短语] + 不如
Core sentence pattern in modern spoken Mandarin.
[Authentic Cinema Evidence Base]
(5 clips)
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(萧将军说现在不能轻易动兵) ── Previous context
“Rather than forcing You Longsheng into desperation,”
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00:03
00:02
00:02
(但是后来一想) ── Previous context
“instead of having them wait for me to feed them every day,”
📐 不是...是
→Nuance: 句意相同,连词变体可互换
📐 ...
→Nuance: 同向近义词根配对: [成为 ↔ 变成]
📐 会...
→Nuance: 同向近义词根配对: [成为 ↔ 变成]
📐 为...
→Nuance: 同向近义词根配对: [成为 ↔ 变成]
📐 必定会成为第二个聂恒城
→Nuance: 同向近义词根配对: [成为 ↔ 变成]
⚡ ...
→Contrast: 担忧变 vs 坚信不会变
⚡ ...不
→Contrast: 担忧变 vs 坚信不会变
⚡ 会...
→Contrast: 担忧变 vs 坚信不会变
⚡ 不会...
→Contrast: 担忧变 vs 坚信不会变
⚡ 不会有第二个聂恒城出现
→Contrast: 担忧变成 vs 保证不会出现