我更愿意贫穷而不是富裕。

I prefer being poor to being rich.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=2 更 gēng
  1. to change or replace
  2. to experience
  3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
=2 更 gèng
  1. more
  2. even more
  3. further
  4. still
  5. still more
3 愿意 yuànyì
  1. to wish
  2. to want
  3. ready
  4. willing (to do sth)
4 贫穷 pínqióng
  1. poor
  2. impoverished
5 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
=6 不是 bùshì
  1. no
  2. is not
  3. not
=6 不是 bùshi fault; blame
=7 富裕 Fùyù see 富裕县 Fùyù Xiàn
=7 富裕 fùyù prosperous; well-to-do; well-off