何苦 (hé kǔ) — (rhetorical adverb) why bother?; it's not worth the trouble
Definition
何苦 (hé kǔ) is a rhetorical adverb meaning 'why bother?' — it follows the verb to comment that the effort isn't worth it. Compared with 何必 ('there's no need to'), it stresses that the trouble itself is pointless.
adverb
(rhetorical adverb) why bother?it's not worth the trouble
Examples
- 何苦？Nǐ hé kǔ měi tiān jiā bān dào zhè me wǎn ne?Why do you bother working overtime until so late every day?
- ，何苦？Wèi le zhè diǎn xiǎo shì shēng qì, hé kǔ ne?Getting angry over such a small matter — why bother?
- 何苦？hé kǔ Gēn zì jǐ guò bú qù ne?Why make things hard for yourself?
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