我寧願你待在家裡。

I'd rather you stayed at home.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 寧願 nìngyuàn would rather ... (than ...)
=3 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=3 你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
=4 待 dāi to stay; to remain
=4 待 dài
  1. to wait
  2. to treat
  3. to deal with
  4. to need
  5. going to (do sth)
  6. about to
  7. intending to
5 在家 zàijiā
  1. to be at home
  2. (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 chūchāi)
  3. (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家 chūjiā)
6 裡 lǐ
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written 里 lǐ