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何必 (hé bì): There is no need (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

何必 consists of 2 characters.

何
hé
what, how, why, which
必
bì
must, certainly, necessarily

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Pinyinhé bì
Meaningthere is no need
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 5
HSK 3.0Level 7-9
SyntaxAdverb
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HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 何必.

  • 大方dà fanggenerous; liberal
  • 待遇dài yùtreatment
  • 本质běn zhìnature; innate character; intrinsic quality
  • 辞职cí zhíto resign; hand in one's resignation
  • 操场cāo chǎngplayground; sports ground; drill ground
  • 安装ān zhuāngto install; mount; erect
  • 除非chú fēionly if; only when; unless
  • 抽象chōu xiàngabstract
  • 不耐烦bú nài fánimpatient
  • 岛屿dǎo yǔislands and islets
  • 产品chǎn pǐnproduct
  • 次要cì yàoless important; secondary; subordinate
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 何必.

Words with 何
  • 任何rèn héHSK 4
  • 何况hé kuàngHSK 5
  • 如何rú héHSK 5
  • 为何wèi héHSK 6
  • 何止hé zhǐHSK 7-9
  • 何等hé děngHSK 7-9
何苦
hé kǔ
HSK 7-9
  • 无可奈何wú kě nài héHSK 7-9
    • Words with 必
    • 必须bì xūHSK 3
    • 不必bù bìHSK 4
    • 必然bì ránHSK 5
    • 必要bì yàoHSK 5
    • 必需bì xūHSK 5
    • 未必wèi bìHSK 5
    • 务必wù bìHSK 6
    • 势必shì bìHSK 6
    3.

    How to Use 何必 in Sentences

    Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 何必 with other words naturally.

    Idiomwith当初
    hé何
    bì必
    dāng当
    chū初
    neutral
    why did you do it in the first place
    Adverb + Verb Phrasewith如此
    hé何
    bì必
    rú如
    cǐ此
    Adverb + Particlewith呢
    hé何
    bì必
    ne呢
    informalSpoken
    Adverb + Adjectivewith客气
    hé何
    bì必
    kè客
    qi气
    4.

    Example Sentences with 何必

    nǐ你
    hé何
    bì必
    shēng生
    qì气
    ne呢
    ？
    neutral
    why be like this
    why bother
    informal
    Spoken
    no need to be polite
    Why do you have to get angry?
    jì既
    rán然
    tā他
    yǐ已
    jīng经
    dào道
    qiàn歉
    le了
    ，
    nǐ你
    yòu又
    hé何
    bì必
    zài再
    shēng生
    qì气
    ne呢
    ？
    Since he has already apologized, why do you need to be angry anymore?
    jì既
    rán然
    shuāng双
    fāng方
    yǐ已
    dá达
    chéng成
    gòng共
    shí识
    ，
    hé何
    bì必
    zài再
    jiū纠
    chán缠
    yú于
    xì细
    zhī枝
    mò末
    jié节
    ne呢
    ？
    Since both parties have reached a consensus, why bother dwelling on trivial details?
    nǐ你
    hé何
    bì必
    wèi为
    yí一
    cì次
    wú无
    guān关
    jǐn紧
    yào要
    de的
    shī失
    wù误
    ér而
    guò过
    dù度
    zì自
    zé责
    ne呢
    ？
    There's no need for you to blame yourself excessively for an insignificant mistake.
    jì既
    rán然
    tiān天
    qì气
    zhè这
    me么
    hǎo好
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    hé何
    bì必
    dài待
    zài在
    jiā家
    lǐ里
    ne呢
    ？
    Since the weather is so nice, why do we have to stay at home?
    jì既
    rán然
    yǒu有
    gèng更
    biàn便
    jié捷
    de的
    jiě解
    jué决
    fāng方
    àn案
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    hé何
    bì必
    shě舍
    jìn近
    qiú求
    yuǎn远
    ？
    Since there is a more convenient solution, why should we choose a more difficult approach?
    tā他
    hé何
    bì必
    zài在
    gōng公
    kāi开
    chǎng场
    hé合
    fā发
    biǎo表
    rú如
    cǐ此
    jiān尖
    ruì锐
    de的
    yán言
    lùn论
    ，
    zhè这
    zhī只
    huì会
    yǐn引
    fā发
    zhēng争
    yì议
    。
    There was no need for him to make such sharp remarks in public, as it will only cause controversy.
    zhè这
    ge个
    wèn问
    tí题
    hěn很
    jiǎn简
    dān单
    ，
    nǐ你
    hé何
    bì必
    xiǎng想
    dé得
    nà那
    me么
    fù复
    zá杂
    ne呢
    ？
    This problem is very simple, why do you have to think about it so complicatedly?
    zhōu周
    mò末
    jiù就
    shì是
    yòng用
    lái来
    fàng放
    sōng松
    de的
    ，
    nǐ你
    hé何
    bì必
    bǎ把
    zì自
    jǐ己
    gǎo搞
    dé得
    zhè这
    me么
    pí疲
    bèi惫
    ？
    Weekends are for relaxing, so why do you need to exhaust yourself like this?