与其
Pinyin: yǔqí
rather than (as in 与其…不如…)
Example sentence
与其说她是我的朋友，不如说她只是一个我认识的人。
Yǔqí shuō tā shì wǒ de péngyou, bù rú shuō tā zhǐ shì yī gè wǒ rènshi de rén.
She is more of an acquaintance than a friend.
What 与其 means
与其 (yǔqí) is a Chinese word meaning “rather than (as in 与其…不如…)”. It appears in the HSK 6 collection.
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HSK 6
岸
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bank; shore; beach; coast
案例
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case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example
按摩
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to massage; massage
暗示
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to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion
昂贵
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expensive; costly
白白
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in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white
白领
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white-collar; white-collar worker
摆
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to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum
摆放
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to set up; to arrange; to lay out
百分点
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percentage point
百货
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general merchandise
摆脱
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to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of