何不 hé bù ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ho4 bat1
- why not?
- why not do (sth)?
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More words with these characters
何
- 任何 rèn hé ㄖㄣˋ ㄏㄜˊ jam6 ho4 any; whatever; whichever
- 何在 hé zài ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄞˋ ho4 zoi6 where?
- 何必 hé bì ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ ho4 bit1 there is no need
- 何时 何時 hé shí ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ ho4 si4 when
- 何况 何況 hé kuàng ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ho4 fong3 let alone
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- 何苦 hé kǔ ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨˇ ho4 fu2 why bother?
- 何处 何處 hé chù ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄨˋ ho4 cyu3 whence
- 如何 rú hé ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ jyu4 ho4 how
- 为何 為何 wèi hé ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄜˊ wai6 ho4 why
- 无可奈何 無可奈何 wú kě nài hé ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ mou4 ho2 noi6 ho4 have no way out
- 无论如何 無論如何 wú lùn rú hé ㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ mou4 leon6 jyu4 ho4 (idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
- 何人 hé rén ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄣˊ ho4 jan4 who
- 何以 hé yǐ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˇ ho4 ji5 (literary) why
- 何其 hé qí ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ho4 kei4 (literary) (similar to 多么, used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc)
- 何啻 hé chì ㄏㄜˊ ㄔˋ ho4 ci3 (literary) far more than
- 何尝 何嘗 hé cháng ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄤˊ ho4 soeng4 (rhetorical question) when?
- 何如 hé rú ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄨˊ ho4 jyu4 how about
- 何妨 hé fáng ㄏㄜˊ ㄈㄤˊ ho4 fong4 what harm is there in (doing sth)
- 何干 hé gān ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄢ ho4 gon1 what business?
- 何所 hé suǒ ㄏㄜˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ho4 so2 where
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
Idioms with these characters
- 何乐不为 何樂不為 hé lè bù wéi ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ho4 lok6 bat1 wai6 (idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
- 情何以堪 qíng hé yǐ kān ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄎㄢ cing4 ho4 ji5 ham1 how can this be endured! (idiom)
- 谈何容易 談何容易 tán hé róng yì ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ taam4 ho4 jung4 ji6 easier said than done (idiom)
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 不
- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
Example sentences
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我们 我們 何不 回家 呢 ？
Why don't we go home?
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何不 送给 送給 她 一些 花 ?
Why don't you give her some flowers?
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你们 你們 为何 為何 不 回家 呢 ？
Why don't you guys head on home?
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我们 我們 何不 再 试 試 一次 ？
Why don't we try that again?
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你 为何 為何 不 现在 現在 就 回家 ？
Why don't you go home now?
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