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何必当初
hé​bì​dāng​chū

why bother in the first place

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 何必 hé​bì adverb
    there is no need
    Used in rhetorical questions to suggest that something is unnecessary or that there is no reason to do it; why must; why should.
  2. 当初 當初 dāng​chū adverb
    originally
    at that time; at the outset; originally, especially referring to when a particular event first took place