wǒ nìngkě gěi lúntāi dǎqì, yě bù jìxù qíxíng.

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Breakdown of wǒ nìngkě gěi lúntāi dǎqì, yě bù jìxù qíxíng.

• 不bù: not
• 也yě: also
• 给gěi: to

Questions & Answers about wǒ nìngkě gěi lúntāi dǎqì, yě bù jìxù qíxíng.

What grammar pattern is 宁可……也不……?

It’s a common pattern for expressing a strong preference between two options, often when neither option is ideal.

• 宁可 A，也不 B = would rather do A than do B
• In this sentence:
  • A = 给轮胎打气
  • B = 继续骑行

So the speaker is saying that pumping air into the tire is the preferable choice, and continuing to ride is rejected.

A key point: 也 here does not literally mean also. In this pattern, it helps form the emphatic contrast: would rather... than...

Similar words:

• 宁愿
• 宁肯

These are often interchangeable with 宁可 in many contexts.

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

Yes, 也 often means also, but not always.

In 宁可……也不……, 也 is part of a fixed contrastive structure. It adds emphasis, something like:

• even so
• still
• in any case

So 也不继续骑行 does not mean also not continue riding in the normal additive sense. It means something closer to:

• and definitely not continue riding
• rather than continue riding

This is one of those cases where it’s best to learn the whole pattern together instead of translating 也 by itself.

Why is 给 used in 给轮胎打气?