wǒ nìngkě qù xiūchē, yě bù jìxù qíxíng.

I would rather get the bicycle repaired than continue cycling.

Breakdown of wǒ nìngkě qù xiūchē, yě bù jìxù qíxíng.

• 我wǒ: I
• 不bù: not
• 也yě: also
• 去qù: to go

Questions & Answers about wǒ nìngkě qù xiūchē, yě bù jìxù qíxíng.

What does 宁可……也不…… mean in this sentence?

宁可……也不…… is a very common pattern meaning would rather... than... or would prefer to... rather than....

So:

• 我宁可去修车，也不继续骑行。
• I’d rather go repair the bike / get the bike fixed than keep riding.

This pattern often shows a fairly strong preference. It can suggest that neither option is ideal, but the speaker sees the first one as the better choice.

Structure:

• Subject + 宁可 + option A, 也不 + option B

In this sentence:

• option A = 去修车
• option B = 继续骑行

Why is 也 used here? Doesn’t 也 usually mean also?

Yes, 也 often means also, but in the pattern 宁可……也不……, it is part of a set expression and does not translate literally as also.

So in:

• 宁可去修车，也不继续骑行

you should understand 也不 as part of the fixed contrastive pattern:

• would rather do A than do B

A natural English translation is not:

• would rather repair the bike, also not continue riding

but simply:

• would rather go repair the bike than continue riding

So this is a good example of where translating word by word can be misleading.

Why is 宁可 placed after 我?