与 其

yǔqí

conjunctionHSK 7-9

Meaning

rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4 ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")

Example

与其向命运妥协，我宁可自杀。

I would rather kill myself than reconcile myself to my fate.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

yǔHSK 43 strokes(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases)qíHSK 28 strokeshis

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Not to be confused with: 预期 (yùqī, to expect) · 逾期 (yúqī, to be overdue) · 语气 (yǔqì, tone)