毋宁

yǔ qí gù shǒu wú nìng chū jī

与其固守，毋宁出击。

Better to strike out than to entrench oneself in defence.

rú guǒ tóu xiáng wú nìng sǐ

如果投降，毋宁死

rather die than surrender

yǔ qí shuō tā shì gè zuò jiā wú nìng shuō shì gè jì zhě

与其说他是个作家，毋宁说是个记者。

He is not so much a writer as a reporter.

yǔ qí shuō zhè shì qí jì wú nìng shuō shì lì shǐ de bì rán chǎn wù

与其说这是奇迹，毋宁说是历史的必然产物。

It is not so much a miracle as the inevitable product of history.

bù zì yóu wú nìng sǐ

不自由，毋宁死。

Give me liberty or give me death.