Word: 寧願 (nìngyuàn)

你寧願說謊也不願讓他生氣嗎？

Nǐ nìngyuàn shuōhuǎng yě bú yuàn ràng tā shēngqì ma?

Would you rather lie than make him angry?

寧願死也不給你。

Nìngyuàn sǐ yě bù gěi nǐ.

I'd rather die than give you this.

我寧願不睡覺也要看完這本書。

Wǒ nìngyuàn bú shuìjiào yě yào kàn wán zhè běn shū.

I'd rather not sleep and finish reading this book.

我寧願不說出來。

Wǒ nìngyuàn bù shuō chūlái.

I'd rather not say.

我寧願你待在家裡。

Wǒ nìngyuàn nǐ dài zài jiālǐ.

I'd rather you stayed at home.

我寧願分開。

Wǒ nìngyuàn fēnkāi.

I would rather be apart.

我寧願去游泳。

Wǒ nìngyuàn qù yóuyǒng.

I'd rather go swimming.

我寧願呆在這裡。

Wǒ nìngyuàn dāi zài zhèlǐ.

I'd rather stay here.

我寧願工作也不願閒著。

Wǒ nìngyuàn gōngzuò yě bú yuàn xián zhe.

I prefer working to doing nothing.

我寧願待在家裡。

Wǒ nìngyuàn dài zài jiālǐ.

I would rather stay at home.

我寧願忘記過去。

Wǒ nìngyuàn wàngjì guòqù.

I prefer to forget the past.

我寧願搭飛機旅行。

Wǒ nìngyuàn dā fēijī lǚxíng.

I prefer to travel by air.

我寧願死也不要跟你結婚！

Wǒ nìngyuàn sǐ yě búyào gēn nǐ jiéhūn!

I'd rather die than marry you!

我寧願沒有錢也要找到愛情。

Wǒ nìngyuàn méiyǒu qián yě yào zhǎodào àiqíng.

I'd rather have no money but find love.

我寧願避免這種事。

Wǒ nìngyuàn bìmiǎn zhèzhǒng shì.

I'd rather avoid it.