Expressing "why" with "hebi"
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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。
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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?
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