Nantoka/何苦hé kǔHSK 7–9何苦 (hé kǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “why bother?; is it worth the trouble?”.Meanings1why bother?2is it worth the trouble?Part of speechadverbCharacters in 何苦何hé · what苦kǔ · bitterRelated words任何any; whatever; whichever如何how痛苦pain为何why何what何surname He无论如何(idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means辛苦exhausting何时when苦bitter何不why not?何处whenceStudy Chinese with flashcards →