hé​kǔ HSK7

why bother

  • created sense approved 何苦 · hé​kǔ · why bother — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    何苦

    hé​kǔ

    why bother

    Used in a rhetorical question to express that something is not worth the trouble or is unnecessary; why worry or why go through the hardship.

    何 (literal) → 何 · hé · why 苦 (literal) → 苦 · kǔ · hardship

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