何
苦

Why bother? in Chinese: 何苦 (hé kǔ)

hé kǔ

why bother?

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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何
苦

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄜˊ

hé

ㄏ/ hㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

ㄎㄨˇ

kǔ

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 为了这点小事生气，你又何苦呢？

    wèi le zhè diǎn xiǎo shì shēng qì， nǐ yòu hé kǔ ne？

    Why bother getting angry over such a trivial thing?

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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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