The 宁可…也… and 宁愿…也… structures
The 宁可…也… 
and 宁愿…也… structures are used in two ways:
1) in the meaning "would rather..., just to...".
In this case, the modal verb 要 is placed after 也.
and 宁愿…也… structures are used in two ways:
1) in the meaning "would rather..., just to...".
In this case, the modal verb 要 is placed after 也.
Scheme
宁可/宁愿
A
也
要
B
Pay attention
These structures indicate that we have to resort to “A” to let “B” happen.
Examples
父母宁可自己不吃不穿，也要让孩子上最好的学校
Parents won’t buy food or clothes for themselves, just so they can send their child to a good school
fùmǔ nìngkě zìjǐ bù chī bù chuān, yě yào ràng háizi shàng zuì hǎo de xuéxiào
他宁愿以自己的生命来冒险，也要证明自己的观点
He chose to risk his life to prove his point of view
tā nìngyuàn yǐ zìjǐ de shēngmìng lái màoxiǎn, yě yào zhèngmíng zìjǐ de guāndiǎn
2) in the meaning “would rather...than...”.
In this case, the particle 不 is placed after 也.
is placed after 也.Scheme
宁可/宁愿
A
也
不
B
Pay attention
The structures indicate that we have to resort to “A” not to let “B” happen.
Examples
他宁愿自己承担，也不肯把责任推给别人
He’d rather be responsible for it himself than shift responsibility to someone else
tā nìngyuàn zìjǐ chéngdān, yě bù kěn bǎ zérèn tuī gěi biérén
他宁可饿着肚子去上课，也不愿意吃垃圾食品
He’d rather go to class hungry than eat junk food
tā nìngkě èzhe dùzi qù shàngkè, yě bú yuànyì chī lājī shípǐn