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HSK
any; whatever; whichever
HSK 3
how / what way / what
HSK 3
there is no need / why should
HSK 7-9
why
HSK 6
why not? / why not do (sth)?
(literary) why / how
lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信 being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军 / fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
whence / where
HSK 7-9
geometry / (literary) how much
have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈
HSK 7-9
(literary) (similar to 多麼|多么, used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc)
where? / what place?
how can this be endured! (idiom)
(math.) geometric topology
what kind? / how, what / somewhat
to do something to sb / to deal with / to cope / how? / to no avail
why bother? / is it worth the trouble?
HSK 7-9
how about / what kind of
(idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)
geometric figure
geometry
when
HSK 7-9
let alone / to say nothing of / besides / what's more
HSK 7-9
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  *何* | 何* | *何
surname He
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  *何* | 何* | *何
what / how / why / which / carry
(rhetorical question) when? / how? / it's not that...
He Yingqin (1890-1987), senior Guomindang general
geometric optics
who's this big shot?
somehow
what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
there is no need / why should
there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
anywhere / wherever
(idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
HSK 7-9
where?
Euclid's "Elements"
what for? / what's the reason?
algebraic geometry
(literary) what is? / what is the meaning of?
geometric series
what is / (old) what for / (in a rhetorical question) it's no use
(old) why
when?
how about it? / what do you think?
(literary) what kind of person
Book of Hosea
far more than / not just
how can one be sure?
to have no alternative; to be helpless
whenever
where do these words stem from? / why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?
analytic geometry / coordinate geometry
whither
fractal geometry
Euclidean geometry
if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)
plane geometry
(math.) geometric topology
Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum) / fleeceflower root
what course to follow / what path to take
Oklahoma City
hyperbolic geometry / Lobachevskian geometry
hyperbolic geometry
whence? / where from?
intrinsic geometry
analytic geometry / coordinate geometry
geometric quantity
differential geometry
San Jose
Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦 side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争
algebraic geometry
(literary) far more than / not limited to
spherical geometry
nothing else / soon / before long
(math.) Riemannian geometry
Riemannian geometry
geometric mean
what business?
fractal geometry
projective geometry / same as 射影幾何|射影几何
What (noble errand) brings you here? / May I help you? / What can I do for you?
whoever
easier said than done (idiom)
it's a small world (idiom)
He Houhua (1955-), Macau financier and politician, Chief Executive 1999-2009
just a while before / not so long ago / everyone can remember when..
(literary) why?; for what reason?
lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝 when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat) / fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight
exponential increase
solid geometry
anything / whatever
who
Euclidean geometry
what harm is there in (doing sth)
if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom) / to regret vainly one's past behavior

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