What does 何苦 mean in Chinese?
何苦 (hékǔ) means why bother?.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
何苦
why bother?
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
why bother?
02
is it worth the trouble?
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 何苦
How do you pronounce 何苦?
何苦 is pronounced hékǔ.
Is 何苦 an HSK word?
何苦 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 何苦?
何苦 is used as a 副词 (adverb) in Chinese.
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