何必

hé bì

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adverb Uncommon

Definitions

1. there is no need
2. why should

Word relationships

Related words

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• 何苦 hé kǔ 何苦 hé kǔ why bother? rhetorical question meaning 'why bother' or 'why go to the trouble': why bother?

Synonyms

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• 不必 bù bì 不必 bù bì need not used to express that something is unnecessary: need not

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used in rhetorical questions like 何必……呢? to mean 'why must...?' implying there's no need.

Example Sentences

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何必 这么着急呢？

Why be in such a hurry?

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Words Containing 何必

• 既有今日何必当初 既有今日何必当初 jì yǒu jīn rì hé bì dāng chū: see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初[zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū]
• 早知今日何必当初 早知今日何必当初 zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū: if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
• 有宝何必人前夸 有宝何必人前夸 yǒu bǎo hé bì rén qián kuā: There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)

Child Words of 何必

• 必 必 bì: certainly
• 何 何 hé: what