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Rather than in Chinese

rather than (used with 不如 or 宁可) · HSK 6

与其 yǔ qí

  1. 与 yǔ and
  2. 其 qí his

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How do you say rather than in Chinese?

Rather than in Chinese is 与其 (yǔ qí).

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