HSK 7-9
宁可
nìngkě副
preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to
我宁可晚到也不冒险超车。
Wǒ nìngkě wǎndào yě bú màoxiǎn chāochē.
I would rather arrive late than risk overtaking.
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Appears across levels (7-9) in the HSK 3.0 word list.