宁可…也要

寧可…也要

nìng kě … yě yào

would rather ... so as to ...

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我宁可少睡一会儿，也要把作业做完。

wǒ nìngkě shǎo shuì yīhuìr ， yě yào bǎ zuòyè zuòwán 。

I'd rather sleep less than leave my homework unfinished.

他宁可多花钱，也要买好的。

tā nìngkě duō huā qián ， yě yào mǎi hǎo de 。

He'd rather spend more to buy something good.

她宁可排队两个小时，也要吃这家的菜。

tā nìngkě páiduì liǎng gè xiǎoshí ， yě yào chī zhè jiā de cài 。

She'll queue for two hours to eat this restaurant's food.