ZH TH VI EN DE ES IT FR ML
would rather, prefer would rather, prefer
vorzugsweise würde lieber
preferibilmente preferirebbe
de préférence préfère
preferentemente preferiría
286 Adverbs, strong mood 强口气副词 (qiáng kǒuqì fùcí) would rather, prefer 1 宁可 [寧-] nìngkě (rather-would) would rather, prefer: 他~不休假 (xiūjià) 也要把工作做完. He would rather give up his holidays than not finish his work. || ~早点儿出发也不要迟到. I’d rather leave a little bit earlier than to be late. || 这些人~在城市失业 (shīyè) 也不愿回乡下工作. These people would rather lose their jobs in the city than return to their hometowns to work. '
286 Adverbs, strong mood 强口气副词 (qiáng kǒuqì fùcí) would rather, prefer 2 宁愿 [寧願] nìngyuàn (rather-want) would rather, prefer: 她~自己 租房住而不愿意跟父母一起住. She would rather rent her own place, than live with her parents. || 他~把钱存在银行也不买股票. He would rather keep 807 money in the bank than invest in stocks. || 我~走路也不愿意坐公交车去. I’d rather walk than take public transit to go there.'