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何必

hé bì

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

hé bì · ho4 bit1 (Jyutping)

  1. there is no need
  2. why should

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

何

Meaning
what, why, where, which, how
Radical
亻
Strokes
7
Components
⿰亻可
Cangjie
OMNR
Four-corner
2122.0

必

Meaning
surely, most certainly; must
Radical
心
Strokes
5
Components
⿻心丿
Cangjie
PH
Four-corner
3300.0

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