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* <em>何必</em> 大家 都 去 呢 ?一个人 去 就 行了 。<span class="trans">?</span>
 
* <em>何必</em> 大家 都 去 呢 ?一个人 去 就 行了 。<span class="trans">?</span>
* <em>何必</em> 天天 吵得 这么 厉害 ?分手 吧 !<span class="trans">.</span>
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* <em>何必</em> 亲自 过来 ?打个电话 就 行了 。<span class="trans">.</span>
 
* <em>何必</em> 麻烦 别人 呢 ?我 自己 能 行 。<span class="trans">.</span>
 
* <em>何必</em> 麻烦 别人 呢 ?我 自己 能 行 。<span class="trans">.</span>
  
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== Used as Predicate ==
 
== Used as Predicate ==
  
何必 can be used with 呢 together to mean "why?"
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何必 can be used alone with 呢 together to mean "why?"
  
 
A few examples:
 
A few examples:
  
 
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* 你 又 买 了 礼物 ?<em>何必</em> 呢 ?<span class="trans">You bought gifts again? Why?</span>
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* 你 又 买 了 礼物 ?<em>何必</em> 呢 ?<span class="trans">You bought us gifts again? Why?</span>
 
* 为了 买 张 电影票 排 那么 长 时间 的 队 ,<em>何必</em> 呢 ?<span class="trans">Spend so much time on waiting to buy a movie ticket? Why?</span>
 
* 为了 买 张 电影票 排 那么 长 时间 的 队 ,<em>何必</em> 呢 ?<span class="trans">Spend so much time on waiting to buy a movie ticket? Why?</span>
 
* 为 这样 的 人 伤心 ,<em>何必</em> 呢 ?不 值得 。<span class="trans">Don't have to be so sad about this type of person. It's not worth it.</span>
 
* 为 这样 的 人 伤心 ,<em>何必</em> 呢 ?不 值得 。<span class="trans">Don't have to be so sad about this type of person. It's not worth it.</span>
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== Colloquial Saying ==
 
== Colloquial Saying ==
  
早知如此,何必当初。
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* 早知如此,<em>何必</em> 当初 ?<span class="trans">If you had known it, why would you have done something like earlier?</span>
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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=== Books ===
 
=== Books ===
 
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{{Source|HSK Standard Course 5上|109}}
  
 
[[Category: C1 grammar points]]
 
[[Category: C1 grammar points]]

Latest revision as of 07:10, 15 May 2018

副词,用于反问,"为什么一定要⋯⋯"的意思,表示"不必",语气"不必"重。多用于后一分句。

Used before Predicate

Structure

In this case, 何必 is often used to indicate the speaker's attitude about something unnecessary or not worth doing.

Subj. + 何必 + Predicate

Examples

  • 他 已经 道歉 了 ,你 何必 还 生气 ?.
  • 都是 一家人 ,你们 何必 这么 客气 ?.
  • 上海 的 房子 那么 贵 ,你儿子 何必 要 在 那儿 买 房子 ?.
  • 我 只是 不小心 踩 了 你 一下 ,你 何必 骂人 ?.

口语中,谓语可省略主要动词,"何必"直接加名词性成分。如:

  • 何必 下周 ?这 周 我 就 有 时间 。Why next week?(Why wait?) I have time this week.
  • 何必 总经理 ?经理 也 可以 做 代表 。Why the general manager? The manager can totally be our representative.

Used before Another Clause

Structure

何必⋯⋯ 呢 ?⋯⋯

Examples

  • 何必 大家 都 去 呢 ?一个人 去 就 行了 。?
  • 何必 亲自 过来 呢 ?打个电话 就 行了 。.
  • 何必 麻烦 别人 呢 ?我 自己 能 行 。.

Used as Predicate

何必 can be used alone with 呢 together to mean "why?"

A few examples:

  • 你 又 买 了 礼物 ?何必 呢 ?You bought us gifts again? Why?
  • 为了 买 张 电影票 排 那么 长 时间 的 队 ,何必 呢 ?Spend so much time on waiting to buy a movie ticket? Why?
  • 为 这样 的 人 伤心 ,何必 呢 ?不 值得 。Don't have to be so sad about this type of person. It's not worth it.

Colloquial Saying

  • 早知如此,何必 当初 ?If you had known it, why would you have done something like earlier?

See also

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Sources and further reading

Books

HSK6