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何苦 (hé kǔ): Why bother (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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何 • hé • what, how, why, which • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
hé
何
what, how, why, which
苦 • kǔ • bitter • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
kǔ
苦
bitter
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 何苦.
Words with
何
任何
rèn hé
any
何况
hé kuàng
much less; let alone
何必
hé bì
there is no need
如何
rú hé
how
为何
wèi hé
why
何止
hé zhǐ
far more than
何等
hé děng
how
无可奈何
wú kě nài hé
helpless / have no alternative
Words with
苦
辛苦
xīn kǔ
hard; tough [work; life]
刻苦
kè kǔ
assiduous; hardworking; painstaking
痛苦
tòng kǔ
pain; agony; sore
艰苦
jiān kǔ
arduous; difficult; tough
酸甜苦辣
suān tián kǔ là
sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
吃苦
chī kǔ
bear hardships
苦涩
kǔ sè
bitter and astringent
苦尽甘来
kǔ jìn gān lái
all sufferings have their reward; after the bitter comes the sweet
4.
How to Use 何苦 in Sentences
Verb + Object
with
为难自己
hé
何
kǔ
苦
wéi
为
nán
难
zì
自
jǐ
己
neutral
why make things hard for yourself
Verb + Complement
with
自寻烦恼
zì
自
xún
寻
fán
烦
nǎo
恼
，
hé
何
kǔ
苦
Idiom
hé
何
bì
必
hé
何
kǔ
苦
neutral
why must and why bother
5.
Example Sentences with 何苦
nǐ
你
hé
何
kǔ
苦
zhè
这
me
么
zǎo
早
qǐ
neutral
seek trouble for oneself, why bother
hé
何
kǔ
苦
ne
呢
informal
Spoken
why bother
起
chuáng
床
？
Why do you bother getting up so early?
nǐ
你
hé
何
kǔ
苦
wèi
为
zhè
这
diǎn
点
xiǎo
小
shì
事
shēng
生
qì
气
ne
呢
？
Why bother getting angry over such a trivial matter?
nǐ
你
hé
何
kǔ
苦
zài
在
rú
如
cǐ
此
è
恶
liè
劣
de
的
tiān
天
qì
气
xià
下
mào
冒
xiǎn
险
chū
出
xíng
行
ne
呢
？
Why bother taking the risk to travel in such terrible weather?
hé
何
kǔ
苦
wèi
为
le
了
zhè
这
diǎn
点
xiǎo
小
shì
事
shēng
生
qì
气
ne
呢
？
Why bother getting angry over such a small matter?
jì
既
rán
然
zhī
知
dào
道
jié
结
guǒ
果
bú
不
huì
会
gǎi
改
biàn
变
，
hé
何
kǔ
苦
hái
还
yào
要
jiān
坚
chí
持
ne
呢
？
Since you know the outcome won't change, why bother persisting?
