wǒ nìngkě zǒulù, yě bù nìxíng.

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Breakdown of wǒ nìngkě zǒulù, yě bù nìxíng.

• 不bù: not
• 也yě: also
• 走路zǒulù: to walk

Questions & Answers about wǒ nìngkě zǒulù, yě bù nìxíng.

What grammar pattern is 宁可……也不……?

It is a very common pattern for expressing preference between two choices, especially when one option is clearly less acceptable.

In this sentence:

• 宁可走路 = would rather walk
• 也不逆行 = than go against traffic / even then, would not go against traffic

So 宁可 A，也不 B means:

• would rather do A than do B
• prefer A, and refuse B

The pattern often carries a sense of principle, determination, or moral choice, not just casual preference.

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Why is there a 也 in 也不逆行? It doesn't seem to mean also here.

Great question. In this pattern, 也 does not really mean also in the usual English sense.

In 宁可……也不……, 也 helps emphasize the speaker's attitude:

• even so
• still
• all the same

So 也不逆行 is like saying:

• still would not go against traffic
• would not go against traffic no matter what

It is part of the fixed structure, so learners should usually treat 宁可……也不…… as a set pattern.

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Is 宁可 the same as 宁愿?