何必

Meaning(adverb, pronoun)

there is no need; why should

Used in rhetorical questions, often ending with 呢.

Examples

• 这点小事，你何必生气呢？

  zhè diǎn xiǎo shì, nǐ hé bì shēng qì ne?

  It's such a small thing, why get angry?

• 走路十分钟就到，何必打车？

  zǒu lù shí fēn zhōng jiù dào, hé bì dǎ chē?

  It's only a ten-minute walk, why take a taxi?

• 大家都是朋友，何必这么客气？

  dà jiā dōu shì péng you, hé bì zhè me kè qì?

  We're all friends, there's no need to be so polite.

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