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# Expressing "why" with "何必"
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<SentenceQuiz>
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- 他 已经 道歉 了 ，你 _何必_ 还 生气 ？
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- 都是 一家人 ，你们 _何必_ 这么 客气 ？
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- 上海 的 房子 那么 贵 ，你儿子 _何必_ 要 在 那儿 买 房子 ？
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- 我 只是 不小心 踩 了 你 一下 ，你 _何必_ 骂人 ？
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- _何必_ 下周 ？这 周 我 就 有 时间 。
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- Why next week? (Why wait?) I have time this week.
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- _何必_ 总经理 ？经理 也 可以 做 代表 。
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- _何必_ 大家 都 去 呢 ？一个人 去 就 行了 。
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- _何必_ 亲自 过来 呢 ？打个电话 就 行了 。
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- _何必_ 麻烦 别人 呢 ？我 自己 能 行 。
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- 早知如此，_何必_ 当初 ？
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- If you had known it, why would you have done something like earlier?
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</SentenceQuiz>
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<TOC>
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- Level: [C1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/C1_grammar_points) / [HSK6](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK6_grammar_points)
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- Similar to
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- Used for: [Expressing attitude](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_attitude), [Emphasizing](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Emphasizing)
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- Keywords: [何必](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BD%95%E5%BF%85)
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</TOC>
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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
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### Structure
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In this case, 何必 is often used to indicate the speaker's attitude about something unnecessary or not worth doing.
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Subj. + 何必 + Predicate
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### Examples
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- 他 已经 道歉 了 ，你 _何必_ 还 生气 ？
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- 都是 一家人 ，你们 _何必_ 这么 客气 ？
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- 上海 的 房子 那么 贵 ，你儿子 _何必_ 要 在 那儿 买 房子 ？
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- 我 只是 不小心 踩 了 你 一下 ，你 _何必_ 骂人 ？
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---
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口语中，谓语可省略主要动词，"何必"直接加名词性成分。如：
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- _何必_ 下周 ？这 周 我 就 有 时间 。
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- Why next week? (Why wait?) I have time this week.
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- _何必_ 总经理 ？经理 也 可以 做 代表 。
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- Why the general manager? The manager can totally be our representative.
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## Used before Another Clause
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### Structure
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何必⋯⋯ 呢 ？⋯⋯
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### Examples
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- _何必_ 大家 都 去 呢 ？一个人 去 就 行了 。
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- _何必_ 亲自 过来 呢 ？打个电话 就 行了 。
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- _何必_ 麻烦 别人 呢 ？我 自己 能 行 。
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## Used as Predicate
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何必 can be used alone with 呢 together to mean "why?"
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A few examples:
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- 你 又 买 了 礼物 ？_何必_ 呢 ？
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- You bought us gifts again? Why?
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- 为了 买 张 电影票 排 那么 长 时间 的 队 ，_何必_ 呢 ？
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- Spend so much time on waiting to buy a movie ticket? Why?
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- 为 这样 的 人 伤心 ，_何必_ 呢 ？不 值得 。
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- Don't have to be so sad about this type of person. It's not worth it.
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## Colloquial Saying
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- 早知如此，_何必_ 当初 ？
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- If you had known it, why would you have done something like earlier?
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## Sources and further reading
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### Books
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- [HSK Standard Course 5上](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK_Standard_Course_5%E4%B8%8A) (pp. 109) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)
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