与其 (yǔqí) means Rather than (it's better than). Below are 9 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
与其 等着，不如动手做。
Yǔqí děng zhe, bùrú dòngshǒu zuò.
Rather than waiting, get on and do it.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 与其
与其 买新的，不如修一下。
Yǔqí mǎi xīn de, bùrú xiū yíxià.
Rather than buying a new one, have it repaired.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 与其
与其 抱怨，不如想办法。
Yǔqí bàoyuàn, bùrú xiǎng bànfǎ.
Rather than complaining, think of a solution.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 抱怨
与其 发牢骚，不如想办法。
Yǔqí fā láosāo, bùrú xiǎng bànfǎ.
Rather than complain, think of a way out.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 牢骚
与其 等着，不如现在就开始。
Yǔqí děng zhe, bùrú xiànzài jiù kāishǐ.
Rather than wait, it is better to start now.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 不如
与其 对抗，不如坐下来谈谈。
Yǔqí duìkàng, bùrú zuò xiàlái tántan.
Rather than confront each other, it is better to sit down and talk.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 对抗
与其 被动等待，不如主动争取。
Yǔqí bèidòng děngdài, bùrú zhǔdòng zhēngqǔ.
Rather than waiting passively, it is better to go after it yourself.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 被动
与其 埋怨环境，不如改变自己。
Yǔqí mányuàn huánjìng, bùrú gǎibiàn zìjǐ.
Rather than complain about circumstances, change yourself.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 埋怨
与其 事后悔恨，不如当时想清楚。
Yǔqí shìhòu huǐhèn, bùrú dāngshí xiǎng qīngchu.
Rather than regret it afterwards, think it through at the time.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 悔恨
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Questions about 与其
How is 与其 used in a sentence?
This page shows 9 sentences using 与其 (yǔqí, "Rather than (it's better than)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 与其 an HSK word?
Yes — 与其 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
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The dictionary page for 与其 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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