PREFER  

LIKE MORE.
Hypernym
  • LIKEDESIRE INTENSELY so as to TEND to CHOOSE.
    • DESIREGOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO ONESELF concerning the FUTURE HAVING, CONTROLLING, or ACTING:doing SOMETHING DEFINED.
      • FEELINGNATURAL REACTION IN one's MIND.
        • REACTCHANGE one's THINKING OR ACTING BECAUSE one is PERCEIVING something....
See also
  • LOVEINTENSE AND OFTEN PARTIAL DESIRE to be INTIMATE with a PERSON OR to POSSESS a THING.
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      Words

      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.]
      尚  shàng OC: djaŋs MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ 8 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNtreasure most; give priority to; treat as the best of alternatives 
      好  hào MC: xawH OC: qhuusCH 7 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
      先  xiān OC: sɯɯn MC: sen 6 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNgive priority to; give precedence to; show a preference for
      鄉  xiāng MC: xjang OC: qhaŋLZ 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
      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
      貴  guì MC: kjw+jH  OC: kluds CH 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNtreat as the most valuable> opt for, prefer as bestCH
        Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNlove moreCH
        Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vttoN1. N2prefer as being more profitable, find N1 more beneficial than N2CH
      利  lì MC: lijH OC: ridsCH 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vttoN1.+N2prefer as being more profitable, find N1 more beneficial than N2CH
        Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNtreat as the most valuable> opt for, prefer as bestCH

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