# 与其 (yǔqí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 与其 (yǔqí) means “(conjunction) rather than”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (conjunction) rather than
- Pinyin: yǔqí (yu3 qi2)
- Traditional: 與其
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 与其在这里抱怨，不如赶紧行动。
  Yǔqí zài zhèlǐ bàoyuàn, bùrú gǎnjǐn xíngdòng.
  Rather than complaining here, it's better to take action quickly.

## Characters

- [与](https://hanziro.com/word/yu-and-with/) (yǔ): (conj.) and, with; to give
- [其](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-its-his-her/) (qí): (pronoun) its, his, her, their; that

https://hanziro.com/word/yu-qi-rather-than/

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