何苦
hékǔ
why bother; why make things hard for oneself
Characters in this word
苦 kǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 古 old, classic, ancient
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 明明可以通过协商解决，何苦把矛盾推向公开对抗？ Míngmíng kěyǐ tōngguò xiéshāng jiějué, hékǔ bǎ máodùn tuīxiàng gōngkāi duìkàng? Since it can clearly be resolved through negotiation, why push the conflict towards open confrontation?
- 身体不舒服就请假吧，何苦硬撑着上班？ Shēntǐ bù shūfu jiù qǐngjià ba, hékǔ yìng chēng zhe shàngbān? If you're unwell, just take a day off. Why force yourself to work?
- 反正没人在意，你何苦为这点小事生气？ Fǎnzhèng méi rén zàiyì, nǐ hékǔ wèi zhè diǎn xiǎo shì shēngqì? No one cares anyway, so why get upset over such a small thing?
Related words
- 任何 rènhé any
- 如何 rúhé how
- 为何 wèihé why, for what reason
- 何 hé what; which; why (formal)
- 何必 hébì why bother; why must; there is no need to
- 何等 héděng what kind of; how; what a
- 何况 hékuàng let alone; moreover
- 何止 hézhǐ far more than; not merely
- 无可奈何 wúkěnàihé helpless; having no alternative
- 无论如何 wúlùnrúhé in any case; no matter what
- 痛苦 tòngkǔ pain; suffering
- 苦 kǔ bitter