与其

yǔ qí shuō shì cū xīn dà yì bù rú shuō shì bù fù zé rèn

与其说是粗心大意， 不如说是不负责任。

It's not so much carelessness as irresponsibility.

yǔ qí shuō tā yú chǔn hái bù rú shuō tā fēng kuáng

与其说她愚蠢，还不如说她疯狂。

She's more mad than stupid.

yǔ qí ràng tā qù gàn zhè jiàn shì bù rú wǒ zì jǐ dòng shǒu gàn

与其让他去干这件事，不如我自己动手干。

Rather than let him do it, I'd prefer to do the job myself.

yǔ qí lín kě jué jǐng wú nìng wèi yǔ chóu móu

与其临渴掘井，毋宁未雨绸缪。

It's better to prepare for a rainy day rather than be caught out later on.

yǔ qí zé rén wú nìng zé jǐ

与其责人，毋宁责己。

I'd rather blame myself than anyone else.

yǔ qí guì zhe shēng wú nìng zhàn zhe sǐ

与其跪着生，毋宁站着死。

It's better to die standing up than live life kneeling down.

tā fàn cuò wù yǔ qí shuō shì méi yǒu jīng yàn hái bù rú shuō shì guò yú zì xìn

他犯错误与其说是没有经验，还不如说是过于自信。

His mistake was born out of overconfidence rather than inexperience.

yǔ qí péi qián bù rú tíng yè

与其赔钱，不如停业。

Rather than lose money, it would be better to close up the business.

yǔ qí shuō tiān qì nuǎn huo bù rú shuō shì rè

与其说天气暖和，不如说是热。

It is hot rather than warm.