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CHINESE WORD

hé kǔ

何苦

why bother?

Numbered pinyin
he2 ku3
English meanings
why bother?, is it worth the trouble?

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    hékǔ何苦wéinán为难zìjǐ自己。

    Why torment yourself.

  2. 02

    hékǔ何苦ne呢。

    Why bother.

  3. 03

    bié别xiǎng想bù不kāi开。

    Don't take it so hard.

  4. 04

    fàng放kuān宽xīntài心态。

    Relax your mind.

  5. 05

    shùnqízìrán顺其自然。

    Go with the flow.

  6. 06

    kāixīn开心jiù就hǎo好。

    Happiness matters.

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