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何必

hé bì · he bi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. there is no need
  2. why should
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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)排了(páile)四十(sìshí)分钟(fēnzhōng)的(de)队(duì)？何必(hébì)呢(ne)？旁边(pángbiān)那家(nàjiā)也(yě)有(yǒu)。

    You queued for forty minutes? Why bother? The shop next door has it too.

  2. Dengdeng

    不一样(bùyīyàng)，这家(zhèjiā)是(shì)老店(lǎodiàn)，很(hěn)好吃(hǎochī)。

    It is not the same. This is an old shop and it is very good.

  3. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)……那(nà)我(wǒ)去(qù)旁边(pángbiān)买吧(mǎiba)。

    OK... then I will go buy next door.

  4. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，给你(gěinǐ)！我(wǒ)也(yě)给(gěi)你(nǐ)买了(mǎile)一份(yīfèn)。

    Liangliang, here you go! I bought one for you too.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)也(yě)给我(gěiwǒ)买了(mǎile)？那我(nàwǒ)何必(hébì)再(zài)去(qù)旁边(pángbiān)买呢(mǎine)！

    You bought one for me too? Then why would I go next door!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

既(jì)然(rán)他(tā)不(bù)领(lǐng)情(qíng)，你(nǐ)又(yòu)何(hé)必(bì)再(zài)帮(bāng)他(tā)？

Since he doesn't appreciate it, why should you help him again?

02

为(wèi)这(zhè)点(diǎn)小(xiǎo)事(shì)生(shēng)气(qì)，何(hé)必(bì)呢(ne)？

Why get angry over such a small thing?

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