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与其…不如…(yǔqí … bùrú …) — meaning, uses and examples

1. correlative conjunction rather than …, better to … (the speaker recommends the second option)

   与其在家里空想，不如现在就动手去试。

   Yǔqí zài jiā lǐ kōngxiǎng, bùrú xiànzài jiù dòngshǒu qù shì.

   Rather than daydreaming at home, you might as well start trying right now.