wǒmen nìngkě màn yìdiǎnr, yě bù nìxíng.

not

Breakdown of wǒmen nìngkě màn yìdiǎnr, yě bù nìxíng.

• 也yě: also
• 我们wǒmen: we
• 一点儿yìdiǎnr: a little

Questions & Answers about wǒmen nìngkě màn yìdiǎnr, yě bù nìxíng.

What does the pattern 宁可……也不…… do in this sentence?

宁可……也不…… is a fixed pattern used to express preference between two options, often when both options are not ideal.

Its basic meaning is:

would rather A than B

So in this sentence:

宁可慢一点儿，也不逆行

the speaker is saying that going a little slower is the acceptable choice, while 逆行 is the choice they reject.

A very close grammar equivalent is:

• 宁可 + option A, 也不 + option B
• would rather + A, than + B

The 也不 part adds emphasis: even so, still not / even then, not willing to.

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

Yes, 也 often means also, but in this pattern it does not simply mean also in the English sense.

In 宁可……也不……, 也 helps form a set expression. It gives the sentence a stronger sense of:

• even so
• still
• in any case

So 也不逆行 means something like:

• still won’t go the wrong way
• even then, we won’t drive/go against traffic

This is one of those cases where translating 也 word-for-word as also would sound unnatural.

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Why is it 不逆行 and not 没逆行?