Vocabulary

寧ろ

rather; better; instead; if anything

adverb
N3 freq #900

Example sentences

I thought he was more clever than honest.

I think he is not so much a novelist as he is a scholar.

He is a teacher rather than a writer.

He is more clever than wise.

He is not so much a scholar as a popular writer.

He is a scholar rather than a teacher.

I would rather stay at home than go shopping.

Success is due less to ability than to zeal.