# 何必 (hébì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 何必 (hébì) means “(adverb) why bother; no need to”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adverb) why bother; no need to
- Pinyin: hébì (he2 bi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 你何必为这点儿小事生气呢？
  Nǐ hébì wèi zhè diǎnr xiǎoshì shēngqì ne?
  Why bother getting angry over such a small thing?

## Characters

- 何 (hé): what; how
- [必](https://hanziro.com/word/bi-must/) (bì): must; certainly

https://hanziro.com/word/he-bi-why-bother/

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