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何必 (hé bì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

何必 (hé bì) is a Chinese word: why bother, there's no need to. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 何必

副 fù adverb

why bother, there's no need to

既然不喜欢,何必勉强自己?

jì rán bù xǐ huan hé bì miǎn qiǎng zì jǐ

Since you don't like it, why force yourself?

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Word breakdown

何 hé — why, what for (interrogative)

必 bì — must, necessarily

Structure & writing
1 何 hé — interrogative pronoun: ① what ② where ③ why
何 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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Stroke order

2 必 bì — certainly; definitely
必 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

2.1 心 xīn — heart (organ that pumps blood)
心 is a component in 51 characters
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