wǒ nìngkě gěi lúntāi dǎqì, yě bù jìxù qíxíng.

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.

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.

Here, 给 introduces the target of the action.

• 打气 = to pump air / inflate
• 给轮胎打气 = to pump air into the tire

So 给 is not really the main verb to give here. It works more like for / to / on in English, marking what receives the action.

Compare:

• 给自行车打气 = pump up the bicycle
• 给轮胎打气 = pump up the tire

In everyday Chinese, this is a very natural way to say it.

In this sentence, 打气 means to pump air into something or to inflate.

Examples:

• 给轮胎打气 = pump up a tire
• 给气球打气 = inflate a balloon

But 打气 also has another common meaning: to encourage someone or cheer someone on.

For example:

• 给他打气 = encourage him

So the meaning depends on context. Since this sentence mentions 轮胎, the meaning is clearly inflate.

Because 不 normally goes before the action or verb phrase being negated.

Here, the action is:

• 继续骑行 = continue riding

So:

• 不继续骑行 = not continue riding

But:

• 继续不骑行 would mean continue not riding

That is a different meaning.

So the sentence is not saying the speaker will remain in a state of not riding. It is saying the speaker refuses to keep riding any further.

They are close, but not exactly the same in tone and usage.

• 骑车 is the more everyday, conversational way to say ride a bike/vehicle
• 骑行 is a bit more formal, written, or activity-focused

骑行 is especially common when talking about cycling as an activity, sport, or trip.

So this sentence sounds a little more polished or written:

• 继续骑行

A more casual spoken version might be:

• 继续骑车

Both are understandable, but 骑行 has a slightly more formal feel.

Both can refer to a tire, but there is a slight difference in feel.

• 轮胎 is the standard, general word for tire
• 车胎 is also common, especially in everyday speech, and often feels a little more colloquial

So:

• 给轮胎打气
• 给车胎打气

Both are natural in many situations.

In this sentence, 轮胎 sounds standard and clear. A learner may hear both in real life.

Yes. If the subject is clear from context, Chinese often drops it.

So this is also natural:

• 宁可给轮胎打气，也不继续骑行。

Adding 我 makes the sentence more explicit and can add a bit of personal emphasis:

• I would rather pump up the tire than keep riding.

So 我 is not required, but it is perfectly fine.

Yes, in normal writing the comma is appropriate and helpful.

The sentence has two balanced parts:

• 宁可给轮胎打气
• 也不继续骑行

The comma marks the pause between the two halves of the contrastive structure.

So in written Chinese, this is the standard style:

• 我宁可给轮胎打气，也不继续骑行。

In speech, you would usually hear a pause there too.

Yes, in this sentence you usually can.

For example:

• 我宁愿给轮胎打气，也不继续骑行。

This has almost the same meaning: I’d rather pump up the tire than keep riding.

Other similar words include:

• 宁可
• 宁愿
• 宁肯

They overlap a lot, though register and personal preference can vary. For most learners, treating 宁可 and 宁愿 as near-equivalents in sentences like this is fine.

In isolation, 不 is pronounced bù.

But in connected speech, there is a common tone change rule:

• 不 becomes bú before a fourth-tone syllable

Since 继 in 继续 is fourth tone (jì), 不继续 is pronounced:

• bú jìxù

So although it is written bù, you usually say bú jìxù.

This is a very common pronunciation rule in Mandarin and worth getting used to early.