HSK 3.0 Vocabulary
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HSK 7–9 · adverb · Practice

何苦

hékǔ

why bother; why take the trouble

天这么冷,你何苦自己走路去?

Tiān zhème lěng, nǐ hékǔ zìjǐ zǒulù qù?

It's so cold—why bother walking there yourself?

← 何等héděng 何况hékuàng →
苦 kǔ bitter; hard; to suffer (苦) 任何 rènhé any; every; whichever; no matter what 辛苦 xīnkǔ hard; exhausting; toilsome; to work hard 艰苦 jiānkǔ hard; arduous; difficult; tough; strenuous 如何 rúhé how; in what way (formal) 酸甜苦辣 suān-tián-kǔ-là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy; the ups and downs of life 痛苦 tòngkǔ pain; suffering; painful; miserable 为何 wèihé why; for what reason 吃苦 chīkǔ to endure hardship; to bear hardships 愁眉苦脸 chóuméi-kǔliǎn frowning and worried; wearing a sad, troubled look 何 hé what; which; how; why 何必 hébì why bother; there is no need to
HSK 3.0 Vocabulary

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