tā nìngkě jiǎnsù, yě bù bìngpái qíxíng.

It is a fixed pattern meaning would rather do A than do B.

So:

• 宁可减速，也不并排骑行
• = She would rather slow down than ride side by side

This pattern often shows a clear preference, especially when the speaker wants to avoid the second option.

Good question. In 宁可……也不……, 也 is part of the pattern and usually does not mean also in the normal sense.

Here, 也不 adds emphasis, something like:

• even so, she still won’t...
• rather than..., she would not...

So you should learn 宁可……也不…… as a set pattern, not word-by-word.

Because 不 negates the second action:

• 减速 = slow down
• 不并排骑行 = not ride side by side

The structure is:

• 宁可 + preferred action
• 也不 + rejected action

So the sentence says she chooses slowing down and rejects riding side by side.

Yes. 宁可 and 宁愿 are very similar, and both can mean would rather.

For example:

• 她宁可减速，也不并排骑行。
• 她宁愿减速，也不并排骑行。

Both are natural.

A rough difference:

• 宁愿 is often a little more common in everyday speech
• 宁可 can sound slightly firmer or a bit more formal

But in many cases, they are interchangeable.

减速 means to slow down or to reduce speed.

It is a verb:

• 减 = reduce
• 速 = speed

So 减速 literally means reduce speed.

In everyday spoken Chinese, people may also say:

• 放慢速度

But 减速 is very common and concise.

并排骑行 means to ride side by side.

Breakdown:

• 并排 = side by side / abreast
• 骑行 = ride, especially ride a bicycle

So together:

• 并排骑行 = ride side by side

This often refers to bicycles, e-bikes, or similar vehicles.

Because in Chinese, words describing how an action is done usually come before the verb.

Here:

• 并排 describes the manner
• 骑行 is the main action

So:

• 并排骑行 = ride side by side

This is the normal Chinese order.

English often puts this kind of information after the verb, but Chinese commonly puts it before.

Yes. 她 is the subject for the whole sentence and applies to both parts:

• 她宁可减速
• 她也不并排骑行

Chinese often avoids repeating the subject when it is already clear.

So this is completely natural.

Although it is written 不 (bù), it is pronounced bú before a fourth-tone syllable.

Since 并 (bìng) is fourth tone, you say:

• bú bìngpái qíxíng

So in this sentence:

• written: 不并排
• pronounced: bú bìngpái

This is a standard tone change rule.

Yes, it is helpful and normal.

The comma separates the two parts of the pattern:

• 宁可减速，
• 也不并排骑行。

It makes the contrast clearer and the sentence easier to read.

Without the comma, the sentence would still be understandable, but the punctuation is more natural with it.

骑行 is perfectly correct, but it can sound a bit more formal or written than 骑车.

So:

• 并排骑行 = correct, slightly more formal/written
• 并排骑车 = more everyday spoken Chinese

Both mean roughly the same thing here.

Yes. 宁可……也不…… often sounds stronger than a simple statement of preference.

It suggests:

• the speaker sees the second option as something to avoid
• the first option is preferable, even if it is inconvenient

So this sentence does not just mean she slows down instead. It suggests a stronger idea:

• She would rather slow down than ride side by side.