English translation for "宁愿"

[ níngyuàn, nìngyuàn ] 
would rather; better; as soon; would rather ... than ...; don't want anything else, only ...; should like to; prefer to; better ... than ...; would do sth. before; would sooner ... than do sth.: 我宁愿待在家里。 i would rather stay at home. 我宁愿在家看电视。 i would just as soon stay home and watch television. 我宁愿自己做这件事。 i prefer to do it myself. 游击队员宁愿战斗到死, 也不愿投降。 the guerrillas would fight to death before they surrendered

Related Translations:

宁愿选:  prefer a to b

宁愿做:  prefer doing a to doing bprefer to do a rather than do bwould rather---than

我宁愿:  i'd ratheri’d rather

宁愿而不愿:  would rather…than

我宁愿飞行:  i'd rather be flying. uhh ohi'd rather be flying.. uh... oh

还是宁愿撒谎:  or would you lie would you run and hide

我宁愿不:  i’d rather not

宁愿用颜色:  prefer to use… colours

我宁愿受害:  id rather go blind

我宁愿今天去:  i will go today rather than tomorrow

Example Sentences:

	1.	I 'd rather he was married to somebody else . 我宁愿他同别的人结婚。
	2.	He preferred to do this rather than that . 他说宁愿做这个，不愿做那个。
	3.	Better die standing than live kneeling . 宁愿站着死，不愿跪着生。
	4.	I'd just as soon not go to the theater tonight . 我倒宁愿今晚不去看戏。
	5.	Better cut the shoe than pinch the foot . 宁愿把鞋铰开，也不能让脚受屈。
	6.	He said he would die first . 他说他宁愿死掉（也不作那样的事）。
	7.	I would as lief go there as anywhere . 我宁愿到那里也不到别处。
	8.	I preferred to come and deal with him personally . 我宁愿来亲自同他交涉。
	9.	I'd go to the pit itself to save the union . 为了保卫合众国，我宁愿下地狱。
	10.	He would get rid of cafiero to bring me in . 他宁愿撇开卡菲埃罗而把我拉进去。

Similar Words：

"宁元元" English translation, "宁远" English translation, "宁远俊" English translation, "宁远战役" English translation, "宁远之战" English translation, "宁愿(不)做" English translation, "宁愿(没)做过" English translation, "宁愿, 宁可" English translation, "宁愿,宁可" English translation, "宁愿…而不" English translation