何必

why bother, why need to

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adverb Uncommon #7,184
why bother, why need to Often suggests that an action is unnecessary.
CH: 既然可以打电话,何必亲自去?
EN: Since you can call, why bother going in person?

何必去追究

Why bother pursuing it?

— 天堂电影院 (1988)

何必替她难过

Why feel sad for her?

— 调音师 (2018)

何必呢

Why bother?

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

何必耽误时间?

Why waste time?

— 2046 (2004)

那何必等到下星期三呢

Then why wait until next Wednesday?

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

何必

Why bother?

— 安德烈·卢布廖夫 (1966)

你何必对我说谎?

Why did you have to lie to me?

— 飞向太空 (1972)

何必呢?

Why bother?

— 潜行者 (1979)

其实没关系嘛,失恋很平常啊何必哭成这样子呢?

It’s really no big deal—heartbreak is perfectly normal. Why are you crying like this?

— 重庆森林 (1994)

何必让家人操心?

Why worry your family?

— 黑社会 (2005)

何必冒险呢

Why take the risk?

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

又不是我做错何必每天问自己做错了什么

It’s not like I did anything wrong, so why ask myself every day what I did wrong?

— 花样年华 (2000)

何必坐着

Why bother sitting?

— 安德烈·卢布廖夫 (1966)

何必?

Why bother?

— 卧虎藏龙 (2000)

何必冲我说谎

Why lie to me?

— 伊万的童年 (1962)

反正我说让基廷受到惩罚何必破坏我们的生活

All I said was that Keating should be punished—why ruin our lives?

— 死亡诗社 (1989)

何必废话那么多

Why waste so many words?

— 黄金三镖客 (1966)

你可以寄给他们何必还要开一个小时车去?

If you can mail it to them, why drive for an hour to get there?

— 朱诺 (2007)

哥哥何必在这样的夜晚出门很危险耶

Why would you go out on a night like this? It’s dangerous.

— 记忆中的玛妮 (2014)

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