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rather meaning in Chinese

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rather (on the contrary)
adverb
[UK: ˈrɑː.ðə(r)]
[US: ˈræ.ðər]

反倒 /fǎndào/adverb

反而 /fǎn'ér/adverb

rather (preferably)
adverb
[UK: ˈrɑː.ðə(r)]
[US: ˈræ.ðər]

与其 /yǔqí/adverb

宁愿 /nìngyuàn/adverb

寧願adverb

比較adverb

比较 /bǐjiào/adverb

與其adverb

rather (somewhat, fairly)
adverb
[UK: ˈrɑː.ðə(r)]
[US: ˈræ.ðər]

相当 /bǐjiào/adverb

相當adverb

rather than (instead of, in preference to)
preposition
[UK: ˈrɑː.ðə(r) ðæn]
[US: ˈræ.ðər ˈðæn]

与其 /yǔqí/preposition

與其preposition

rather than (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred)
conjunction
[UK: ˈrɑː.ðə(r) ðæn]
[US: ˈræ.ðər ˈðæn]

无宁 /wúnìng/ or 无宁 /wúnìng/conjunction

無寧 or 毋寧conjunction