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宁愿

nìng yuàn
HSK 7

English Meaning

would rather ... (than ...)

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我高考宁愿 少填一张答题卡
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💡 INTENT:

“I sabotaged my own chances on purpose because failing after trying my best terrified me.”

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我为了分数 够不上政法大学

“In order not to get to the University of Political Science and Law,”

“I'd rather leave one answer card blank”

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也不愿意努力去争取 自己喜欢的学校和专业

“than striving for my favorite school and faculty.”

《以家人之名》 · social_and_dating
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那我宁愿死在去杀莫云高的路上
HSK 7 00:02
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会让你难过

“would bring you pain,”

“then I'd rather die on the way to kill Mo Yungao.”

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就当是我

“Just treat it as”

《南部档案》 · crisis_and_conflict
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她宁愿顶下 诬告王浩那么变态的事儿
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💡 INTENT:

“She is definitely hiding something much darker if she chooses to take the blame for this.”

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小说里头把她写得那么恶心 她都没做过多的解释

“The novel portrayed her so horribly, yet she didn't offer much explanation.”

“She'd rather take the blame for falsely accusing Wang Hao”

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也不愿意跟咱们多聊周娜

“than talk to us more about Zhou Na.”

《隐身的名字》 · legal_and_police
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