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何苦 (hé kǔ) – why bother?

hé kǔ

why bother?

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1why bother?
  2. 2is it worth the trouble?

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Related words

苦

kǔ

bitter

任何

rèn hé

any

辛苦

xīn kǔ

exhausting

何必

hé bì

there is no need

何况

hé kuàng

let alone

艰苦

jiān kǔ

difficult

刻苦

kè kǔ

hardworking

如何

rú hé

how

痛苦

tòng kǔ

pain

为何

wèi hé

why

吃苦

chī kǔ

to bear hardships

何处

hé chù

whence

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