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何苦
hé kǔ
Meaning
- why bother?
Definition
何必；不值得（这样做）。
Why bother; it's not worth it.
Usage
常用于反问句，表示做某事没有意义或会带来麻烦，劝人不要做。
Often used in rhetorical questions to indicate that doing something is meaningless or will cause trouble, advising against it.
Examples
- 1 你何苦要跟他吵架呢？ (Why bother arguing with him?)
- 2 为了这点小事生气，何苦呢？ (Getting angry over such a small thing, why bother?)
- 3 他何苦要辞掉那么好的工作？ (Why did he bother to quit such a good job?)
- 4 你何苦为难自己？ (Why are you making things hard for yourself?)
- 5 既然不想去，何苦勉强自己？ (Since you don't want to go, why force yourself?)
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