宁可

nìngkě

preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather

adverb HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 寧可

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我宁可走路也不坐车。

I would rather walk than take the bus.

宁可慢一点,也要安全。

Better slow than unsafe.