PREFER   

LIKE MORE.
Modern Chinese Criteria
更喜歡
See also
  • LOVEINTENSE AND OFTEN PARTIAL DESIRE to be INTIMATE with a PERSON OR to POSSESS a THING.
Hypernym
  • LIKE　DESIRE INTENSELY so as to TEND to CHOOSE. (anc: 13/0, child: 2)
  • DESIRE　GOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO ONESELF concerning the FUTURE HAVING, CONTROLLING, or ACTING:doing SOMETHING DEFINED. (anc: 12/0, child: 11)
  • FEELING　NATURAL REACTION IN one's MIND. (anc: 11/0, child: 17)

Words (15 items)

不如  bù rú OC: pɯʔ nja MC: pi̯ut ȵi̯ɤ 21 Attributions

Bù rú 不如 refers to objective preferability "one should prefer to, one should rather". See also SHOULD.

    Syntactic words
  • VPt0+V1.postV2(instead of V2) I would rather V1
  • VPt[0]+V[0]subjectiveit is better/best to
寧  nìng MC: nengH OC: neeŋs 15 Attributions

Nìng 寧 refers to subjective general preference.

    Syntactic words
  • vt+V[0]would rather do V
  • vt[0]+V[0].postSwould rather; one should rather; I would rather (and not) [Note that occasionally this word does have an explicit first person pronoun, but pre-Qin usages are very few, while the usage become more common in Hanshu.]
先  xiān OC: sɯɯn MC: sen 8 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNgive priority to; give precedence to; show a preference for
好  hào MC: xawH OC: qhuus 8 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNprefer; find more important; be more fond of;CH
  • vtoV[0]prefer to VDS
  • vttoN1. N2love moreCH
  • vttoN1. N2prefer N1 to N2CH
尚  shàng OC: djaŋs MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ 8 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNtreasure most; give priority to; treat as the best of alternatives 
鄉  xiāng MC: xjang OC: qhaŋ 6 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • vtoN(= xiang4 向/嚮) face in the direction of N > prefer NLZ
愛  ài OC: qɯɯds MC: ʔəi 3 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNlove more> prefer
貴  guì MC: kjw+jH  OC: kluds 2 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNtreat as the most valuable> opt for, prefer as bestCH
上  shàng OC: ɡljaŋs MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ 2 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNgive priority to; set highest
寧其  nìng qí MC: nengH gi OC: neeŋs ɡɯ 2 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • VPt[0]+V[0]one would prefer to V
首鄉  shǒu xiāng MC: syuwX xjang OC: qhljuʔ qhaŋ 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • VPtoNfigurativeto turn in the direction of N > to be mainly concerned withLZ
利  lì MC: lijH OC: rids 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • vttoN1.+N2prefer as being more profitable, find N1 more beneficial than N2CH
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    Syntactic words
  • vtoNlove moreCH
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    Syntactic words
  • vttoN1. N2prefer as being more profitable, find N1 more beneficial than N2CH
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    Syntactic words
  • vtoNtreat as the most valuable> opt for, prefer as bestCH