何必 hébì
hébì
adverb
why
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
, Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Often used when answering a question with a question (CC-CEDICT '何必'; Guoyu '何必')
Contained in
- 有宝何必人前夸(有寶何必人前誇) There is no need to boast about one's treasures.
- 敞庐何必广(敞廬何必廣) I do not mind if my cottage is rather small
- 早知今日何必当初(早知今日何必當初) if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
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