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title: "Hebi Meaning: 何必 (hébì) Means “why bother”"
description: "何必 (hébì) means “why bother; there’s no need to”. Hear its tones and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hebi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 何必 mean?

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何必 hébì

## why bother; there’s no need to

## It can also mean

- why should; there is no need to

## In a sentence

张飞不高兴了：“天这么冷，连仗都不打了，**何必**为了一个没用的人跑那么远？

From [三顾茅庐 · Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/three-visits-to-the-thatched-cottage-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-8#library-word-251-253)

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- [何况 hékuàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hekuang)
- [任何 rènhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renhe)
- [如何 rúhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ruhe)

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