Simplified Chinese
与其…不如…
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Sentence examples
与其出发急急忙忙,不如早点
yǔqí chūfā jíjímángmáng , bùrú zǎodiǎn
rather than hurry, it's better to leave early
你与其坐火车,不如坐船
nǐ yǔqí zuò huǒchē , bùrú zuòchuán
you should take a boat instead of a train
与其哭着忍受,不如笑着享受
yǔqí kūzháo rěnshòu , bùrú xiàozháo xiǎngshòu
Instead of crying and enduring, would rather laughing and enjoying
他母亲与其说像父亲,不如说像
tā mǔqīn yǔqíshuō xiàng fùqīn , bùrú shuō xiàng
would rather to say that he looks like his mother than his father
与其坐着等待,不如去实践
yǔqí zuòzháo děngdài , bùrú qù shíjiàn
instead of sitting and waiting, it's better to go and do