何必

hébì

adverb HSK 7-9 #7,325

Meanings

Literally "why must" - a rhetorical question implying there is no need

HSK 1

这点小事，何必生气？

Zhè diǎn xiǎoshì, hébì shēngqì?

It's such a small matter, why get angry?

HSK 4

何必这么着急呢？

Hébì zhème zháojí ne?

Why bother being so anxious?

usage

何必 is used in rhetorical questions to suggest that something is unnecessary. It is more literary than 干嘛 (gànma) or 为什么要 (wèishénme yào).

grammar

Pattern: 何必 + verb phrase + 呢？The 呢 is optional but softens the tone.

何 hé

必 bì