与其…不如…

rather… than…； more… than…；prefer…to…
与其说是远隔重洋，不如说是隔海相望。It is more fitting to say that (our two countries) are neighbors across the ocean than to describe them as being strangers separated by it./你与其坐飞机，不如坐船。It is better for you to go by boat than by plane./与其说是偶然事故，不如说是故意挑衅。It is not so much an accident as a deliberate provocation./与其修改决议草案，不如予以撤回。We would rather withdraw the draft resolution than amend it.