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何必
hé bì
what's the point, why bother
HSK 5Legendary
What does 何必 mean?
何必 (pinyin: hé bì) means what's the point, why bother. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 何必
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 必
The characters of 何必
| 何 | hé | component character |
| 必 | bì | component character |
Related HSK 5 words
| 废话 | fèi huà | nonsense, superfluous talk |
| 高档 | gāo dàng | high-end, upscale |
| 恶劣 | è liè | bad, terrible, hostile |
| 优惠 | yōu huì | discount, promotion |
| 促进 | cù jìn | promote, facilitate |
| 豆腐 | dòu fu | tofu |
| 糊涂 | hú tu | confused, muddled |
| 特意 | tè yì | specially, on purpose |
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