HSK V7-9
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何苦

/ hé kǔ /
Strokes

Collocation

1
何苦生气
2
何苦自寻烦恼
3
何苦麻烦别人
4
何苦呢
5
何苦来呢

Definition

何苦 is an Adverb, which means [why bother?/is it worth the trouble?].

Example

何苦 as an Adverb
1
xíng
不行
jiù
gēn
fēnshǒu
分手
  
,
何苦
xúnfánnǎo
自寻烦恼
ne
  
?

If not, break up with him, why bother yourself?

2
何苦
wéi
zhè
diǎnr  
点儿
xiǎoshì
小事
shēng
生气
ne
  
?

Why get angry about this little thing?

3
yuàn
愿意
  
,
何苦
fēi
yào
ràng
ne
  
?

I don't want to go, so why do you have to let me go?

4
yuàn
愿意
zuò
  
,
何苦
yào
wéinán
为难
ne
  
?

He doesn't want to do it, so why bother him?

5
diànhuà
电话
rénjiā
人家
jiù
gěi
sònglái
送来
le
  
,
何苦
yào
自己
pǎo
tàng
ne
  
?

A phone call was sent to you, why do you have to run a trip yourself?

6
háizi
孩子
zhàngfu
丈夫
diū
zài
lǎojiā
老家
  
,
rén
jìnchéng
进城
gōng
打工
  
,
zhè
shì
何苦
lái
ne
  
?

She left her children and husband in her hometown and went to the city to work alone.

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