与
其

Rather than... in Chinese: 与其 (yǔ qí)

yǔ qí

rather than...

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 與其2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1rather than...
  2. 2与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B)

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与
其

Zhuyin

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ㄩˇ

yǔ

ㄩ/ üˇ/ third tone

ㄑㄧˊ

qí

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

与其

Simplified

與其

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 与其喝可乐，倒不如喝香槟。

    yǔ qí hē kě lè， dǎo bù rú hē xiāng bīn。

    Instead of drinking cola, why not drink champagne?

  • 与其向命运妥协，我宁可自杀。

    yǔ qí xiàng mìng yùn tuǒ xié， wǒ nìng kě zì shā。

    I would rather kill myself than reconcile myself to my fate.

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Related words

与

yǔ

and

其

qí

his

其实

qí shí

actually

其他

qí tā

other

极其

jí qí

extremely

其次

qí cì

next

其中

qí zhōng

among

尤其

yóu qí

especially

参与

cān yù

to participate (in sth)

其余

qí yú

the rest

及其

jí qí

(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...

其后

qí hòu

next

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