与其…不如【yǔqí … bùrú】

与其 introduces the option being turned down; 不如 introduces the better one. It is a reasoned recommendation, neutral to formal, and the speaker is often talking themselves or someone else into the second choice.

还不如 or 倒不如 make the second clause stronger: "it would actually be better to".

The order

The rejected option always comes first, after 与其. English "I'd rather B than A" puts the preferred one first; turn it round.

• × 与其走路，不如坐车 (meaning "I'd rather walk") → 与其坐车，不如走路
• × 不如走路，与其坐车 → 与其坐车，不如走路

与其…不如 or 宁可…也不

宁可 puts the chosen option first and stresses the cost of choosing it. 与其…不如 puts it second and presents it as the sensible choice.