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HSK 5 · 何必 · 何况
何必, 何不, 何况
Three rhetorical openers built on 何 — none of them wants an answer.
The rule
何必 = why bother — advising against: 何必这么着急？
何不 = why not — advising for: 何不问问他？
何况 = let alone — raising the stakes after an already strong clause: 大人都搬不动，何况孩子？
更何况 pushes harder still. All three are tone, not genuine questions.
何不 = why not — advising for: 何不问问他？
何况 = let alone — raising the stakes after an already strong clause: 大人都搬不动，何况孩子？
更何况 pushes harder still. All three are tone, not genuine questions.
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