何必 hébì▶ Por qué

Stroke order

何必 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

• 何 — 7 strokes
• 必 — 5 strokes

Senses

1. there is no need
2. why should

Related words

• 何况Sin mencionar
• 如何Cómo
• 必然Inevitable
• 必要necesario
• 未必no necesariamente
• 任何lo que sea, cualquier

何必 is pronounced hébì and means “Por qué”. HSK 5 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 何必 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.