hơn 
rather than like: rather than → →
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I'd prefer to sit rather than stand. ☊ 
Tôi thích ngồi hơn đứng. ☊ 2061
I prefer driving over traveling by train. > I prefer to drive rather than travel by train. ☊ Tôi thích lái xe hơn là đi tàu hoả. ☊ 2062
Tamara prefers to live in the country rather than in the city. ☊ Tamara thích sống ở nông thôn hơn ở thành phố. ☊ 2069
I'd prefer to take a taxi rather than walk home. ☊ Tôi muốn bắt taxi hơn là đi bộ về nhà. ☊ 2070
I'd prefer to go swimming rather than playing basketball. ☊ Tôi thích đi bơi hơn là đi chơi bóng rổ. ☊ It is easier to think in concrete terms rather than in the abstract. ☊ concrete ☊
The universe is expanding rather than contracting. ☊ contract ☊
She prefers to act rather than direct. ☊ direct ☊
The decision was based on emotion rather than rational thought. ☊ emotion ☊
Good writing is unfortunately the exception rather than the rule (= it is unusual). ☊ exception ☊
a hand drill (= one that is used by turning a handle rather than powered by electricity) ☊ hand ☊
Increasingly, training is taking place in the office rather than outside it. ☊ increasingly ☊
donations from private individuals (= ordinary people rather than companies, etc.) ☊ individual ☊
a liquid lunch (= alcoholic drinks, rather than food) ☊ liquid ☊
decisions made at local rather than national level ☊ local ☊
What made you choose the one rather than the other? ☊ one ☊
This exercise develops suppleness as opposed to (= rather than) strength. ☊ as opposed to ☊
Do you know him personally (= have you met him, rather than just knowing about him from other people)? ☊ personally ☊
They won on points (= by scoring more points rather than by completely defeating their opponents). ☊ point ☊
If I can afford it, I think I'll go private (= pay for medical care rather than use the government service). ☊ private ☊
I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee. ☊ rather than ☊
Why didn't you ask for help, rather than trying to do it on your own? ☊ rather than ☊
It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road. ☊ road ☊
Only with a few people could she be her real self (= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be). ☊ self ☊
a team event (= one played by groups of people rather than individual players) ☊ team ☊