What does 何苦呢 mean in Chinese?

何苦呢 (hé kǔ ne) means "why bother?; is it worth the trouble?" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 何苦呢?

何苦呢 is pronounced "hé kǔ ne" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 3 syllables.

何苦呢 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

何苦呢 is made up of the characters 何, 苦, 呢. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 何苦呢 using our stroke order tool.

何苦呢

hé kǔ ne

why bother?; is it worth the trouble?

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何苦呢 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

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