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宁愿…也不…

nìngyuàn … yě bù …

1. correlative conjunction would rather … than …

   宁愿自己吃苦，也不让家人受累。

   Nìngyuàn zìjǐ chī kǔ, yě bù ràng jiārén shòulèi.

   He would rather suffer himself than let his family bear the burden.

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