何必 meaning in English

hébì

there is no need; why should

HSK 7-9adverb12 strokes

Meaning of 何必

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hébì
  1. there is no need
  2. why should

Stroke order for each character

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何 hé · what · 7 strokes

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必 bì · certainly · 5 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 何必.

必须bìxūmust; to have to
任何rènhéany; whatever; whichever
如何rúhéhow; what way
必要bìyàonecessary; essential
不必bùbìneed not; does not have to
必然bìráninevitable; certain
未必wèibìnot necessarily; maybe not
必需bìxūto need; to require
为何wèihéwhy
必将bìjiānginevitably
必修bìxiū(of an academic course) required; compulsory
何时hé shíwhen

Questions about 何必

What does 何必 mean?

何必 (hébì) means "there is no need; why should" and is used as a adverb.

How do you write 何必?

何必 is made of 2 characters: 何 (7 strokes), 必 (5 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 何必 an HSK word?

Yes. 何必 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.