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HSK
when
HSK 7-9
there is no need / why should
HSK 7-9
why bother? / is it worth the trouble?
HSK 7-9
let alone / to say nothing of / besides / what's more
HSK 7-9
whence / where
HSK 7-9
what is / (old) what for / (in a rhetorical question) it's no use
(old) why
why not? / why not do (sth)?
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *何* | 何* | *何
surname He
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *何* | 何* | *何
what / how / why / which / carry
where?
(literary) why / how
where? / what place?
(literary) what is? / what is the meaning of?
what harm is there in (doing sth)
when?
(rhetorical question) when? / how? / it's not that...
far more than / not just
what course to follow / what path to take
(literary) what place / what time / how
Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum) / fleeceflower root
who
what for? / what's the reason?
what business?
what kind? / how, what / somewhat
Book of Hosea
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
what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
how can one be sure?
He Houhua (1955-), Macau financier and politician, Chief Executive 1999-2009
He Yingqin (1890-1987), senior Guomindang general
where / what place
(literary) (similar to 多麼|多么, used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc)
where do these words stem from? / why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?
(literary) far more than / not limited to
how about / what kind of
did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)
(idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
of what use is it / (idiom)
(literary) what kind of person
there is no need / why should


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