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何必
hébì
1. there is no need
2. why should
HSK 5 Common • Top 8%

Character Breakdown

何
hé
what, why, where, which, how
HSK 4 7 丶
必
bì
surely, certainly; must; will
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (3)

有宝何必人前夸
yǒubǎohébìrénqiánkuā
There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)
既有今日何必当初
jìyǒujīnrìhébìdāngchū
see [[早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初<zǎozhījīnrìhébìdāngchū>]]
早知今日何必当初
zǎozhījīnrìhébìdāngchū
if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)

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