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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 not? / why not do (sth)?
why
HSK 6
(literary) why / how
(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)
Book of Hosea
anything / whatever
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
whence / where
HSK 7-9
how about / what kind of
did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)
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  *何* | 何* | *何
surname He
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  *何* | 何* | *何
what / how / why / which / carry
Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum) / fleeceflower root
geometry / (literary) how much
have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈
HSK 7-9
somehow
what course to follow / what path to take
who's this big shot?
geometric optics
what is / (old) what for / (in a rhetorical question) it's no use
(old) why
where?
what for? / what's the reason?
(idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
HSK 7-9
there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
when
HSK 7-9
what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
(math.) geometric topology
whoever
let alone / to say nothing of / besides / what's more
HSK 7-9
geometric figure
What a scandal! / Whatever next?
If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb / Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
when?
how about it? / what do you think?
Oklahoma, US state
whither
how can one be sure?
geometry
Euclid's "Elements"
(rhetorical question) when? / how? / it's not that...
far more than / not just
without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
easier said than done (idiom)
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
if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)
fractal geometry
solid geometry
analytic geometry / coordinate geometry
where do these words stem from? / why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?
whenever
(literary) what kind of person
(idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
it's a small world (idiom)
Euclidean geometry
analytic geometry / coordinate geometry
geometric quantity
(literary) what is? / what is the meaning of?
fractal geometry
What (noble errand) brings you here? / May I help you? / What can I do for you?
there is no need / why should
projective geometry / same as 射影幾何|射影几何
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
differential geometry
(literary) what place / what time / how
plane 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
exponential increase
just a while before / not so long ago / everyone can remember when..
of what use is it / (idiom)
geometric series
anywhere / wherever
Riemannian geometry
nothing else / soon / before long
(literary) far more than / not limited to
what business?
He Houhua (1955-), Macau financier and politician, Chief Executive 1999-2009
It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
He Yingqin (1890-1987), senior Guomindang general
intrinsic geometry
to have no alternative; to be helpless
hyperbolic geometry
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
Oklahoma City
algebraic geometry
spherical geometry
who
(literary) why?; for what reason?
projective geometry
what harm is there in (doing sth)
intrinsic geometry

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