何不

hébù
  1. why not?
  2. why not do (sth)?

CEDICT

  1. (literary) why not
  2. why not

Wiktionary

为什麽不。反问语气，表示应该、可以。

重編國語辭典

为什麽不；表示反问语气的副词，暗示提问者认为应该、可以做某事

維基詞典

Examples

我们何不回家呢？

Why don't we go home?

Source: Tatoeba

何不送给她一些花?

Why don't you give her some flowers?

Source: Tatoeba

比起少抽菸，你何不直接把菸戒了？

Rather than cutting down on cigarettes, why don't you just give them up?

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 何 hé
  1. what
  2. how
  3. why
  4. which
  5. carry
2 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-

Containing this entry

何不食肉糜 hébùshíròumí
  1. lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晋惠帝 Jìn Huìdì when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat)
  2. fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight
有何不可 yǒuhébùkě

Related entries

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