与其
yǔ qíㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: DỮ KỲ
Traditional: 與其
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 6TOCFL 4
Meaning(conjunction)
rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B)
Fixed pattern: 与其 A，不如 / 宁可 B.
Examples
与其在家等，不如出去找找。
yǔ qí zài jiā děng, bù rú chū qù zhǎo zhǎo.
Rather than waiting at home, we'd better go out and look.
与其坐出租车，还不如坐地铁快。
yǔ qí zuò chū zū chē, hái bù rú zuò dì tiě kuài.
Taking the metro is faster than taking a taxi.
与其抱怨，不如想想办法。
yǔ qí bào yuàn, bù rú xiǎng xiǎng bàn fǎ.
Instead of complaining, think of a solution.
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Stroke order
DỰ · 3 strokes
variant of 欤
KỲ · 8 strokes
his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)