Rather

"Rather" in cmn

反倒

fǎndào

(on the contrary)

反而

fǎn'ér

(on the contrary)

寧願 /宁愿

nìngyuàn

(preferably)

比較 /比较

bǐjiào

(preferably)

相當 /相当

xiāngdāng

(somewhat, fairly)

與其 /与其

yǔqí

(preferably)

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