何不

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

CEDICT

  1. (literary) why not
  2. why not

Wiktionary

為什麼不。反問語氣，表示應該、可以。

重編國語辭典

為什麼不；表示反問語氣的副詞，暗示提問者認為應該、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 晉惠帝 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

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