与其 meaning in English

yǔqí

rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4 ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")

HSK 7-9conjunctionTraditional 與其11 strokes

Meaning of 与其

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yǔqí

rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4 ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")

与其 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ是shì想xiǎng将jiāng我wǒ与yǔ其qí联lián系xì起qǐ来lái吗ma？

Did you mean to link me that?

与yǔ其qí说shuō汤tāng姆mǔ诚chéng实shí，不bù如rú说shuō他tā聪cōng明míng。

Tom is more clever than honest.

与yǔ其qí说shuō她tā是shì我wǒ的de朋péng友yǒu，不bù如rú说shuō她tā只zhǐ是shì一yí个gè我wǒ认rèn识shí的de人rén。

She is more of an acquaintance than a friend.

与yǔ其qí让ràng我wǒ在zài他tā手shǒu下xià干gàn，我wǒ宁nìng愿yuàn辞cí职zhí。

I would rather quit than work under him.

与yǔ其qí知zhī道dào你nǐ要yào走zǒu，我wǒ宁nìng肯kěn你nǐ没méi有yǒu回huí来lái过guò。

I would rather that you never returned than know that you wanted to leave.

Stroke order for each character

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与 yǔ · and · 3 strokes

其 qí · his · 8 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 与其.

其他	qítā	other; (sth or sb) else
其中	qízhōng	among; in
其实	qíshí	actually; in fact; really
其次	qícì	next; secondly
参与	cānyù	to participate (in sth)
其余	qíyú	the rest; the others
极其	jíqí	extremely
尤其	yóuqí	especially; particularly
与众不同	yǔzhòng-bùtóng	(idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest
及其	jí qí	(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
与此同时	yǔcǐ-tóngshí	at the same time; meanwhile
与否	yǔ fǒu	whether or not (at the end of a phrase)

Questions about 与其

What does 与其 mean?

与其 (yǔqí) means "rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4 ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")" and is used as a conjunction.

How do you write 与其?

与其 is made of 2 characters: 与 (3 strokes), 其 (8 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 与其 an HSK word?

Yes. 与其 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 与其 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 与其 is written 與其.