与其
yǔqí
rather than
Characters in this word
其 qí
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 八 — eight
Example phrases
- 与其反复抱怨，不如把问题一一列出来。 Yǔqí fǎnfù bàoyuàn, bùrú bǎ wèntí yīyī liè chūlai. Rather than complaining repeatedly, it is better to list the problems one by one.
- 与其在家发呆，不如出去玩。 Yǔqí zài jiā fādāi, bùrú chūqù wán. Rather than staring blankly at home, you might as well go out and have fun.
- 与其花很多钱买新的，不如把旧的修好。 Yǔqí huā hěn duō qián mǎi xīn de, bùrú bǎ jiù de xiūhǎo. Rather than spend a lot of money on a new one, you might as well fix the old one.
Related words
- 参与 cānyù to take part
- 与否 yǔfǒu whether or not
- 与日俱增 yǔrìjùzēng to increase with each passing day
- 与时俱进 yǔshíjùjìn to keep pace with the times
- 与众不同 yǔzhòngbùtóng to be different from the crowd
- 其他 qítā other; the rest
- 其中 qízhōng among them
- 其次 qícì next; secondly
- 其实 qíshí actually; in fact
- 极其 jíqí extremely
- 其余 qíyú the rest; remaining
- 其 qí its; their