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何不
hébù
1. why not?
2. why not do (sth)?
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Character Breakdown

何
hé
what, why, where, which, how
HSK 4 7 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (1)

何不食肉糜
hébùshíròumí
lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin [[晉惠帝|晋惠帝<JìnHuìdì>]] when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
1,753 of 84,292