何必当初 — “There's no point in regretting past actions now”
何必当初 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “There's no point in regretting past actions now”. Why regret what's already done? Literally, “Why must it have been in the first place?”.
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何必当初 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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当初她要是听了父母的劝告，就不会选择那条路，现在也不会如此烦恼，真是何必当初呢！
If she had listened to her parents' advice back then, she wouldn't have chosen that path, and wouldn't be so troubled now. What's the point of regretting it anymore!
Idioms Related to 何必当初
More idioms starting with 何
- hé何lè乐bù不wéi为Why not be glad to do it?
- hé何lè乐ér而bù不wéi为Why not be happy to do it?
- hé何qí其dú毒yě也How vicious or malicious!
- hé何qí其xiāng相sì似nǎi乃ěr尔remarkably similar
- hé何qù去hé何cóng从at a crossroads, undecided what to do
- hé何sī思hé何lǜ虑free from thought or anxiety
- hé何huàn患wú无cí辞It's easy to fabricate excuses
- hé何suǒ所bù不wéi为capable of any evil
- hé何suǒ所bù不yǒu有everything is available
- hé何suǒ所bù不zhì至stop at nothing
- hé何zuì罪zhī之yǒu有What crime have I committed?
- hé何zhì至yú于cǐ此How could it come to this
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Open the tool →Questions about 何必当初
What does 何必当初 mean?
何必当初 (hé bì dāng chū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “There's no point in regretting past actions now”.
How do you pronounce 何必当初?
何必当初 is pronounced hé bì dāng chū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 何必当初 literally mean?
Literally, 何必当初 means “Why must it have been in the first place?”. It is used to mean “There's no point in regretting past actions now”.
What is the Chinese definition of 何必当初?
表示后悔过去的作为。