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HSK
any; whatever; whichever
HSK 3
how / what way / what
HSK 3
why
HSK 6
why bother? / is it worth the trouble?
HSK 7-9
whence / where
HSK 7-9
when
HSK 7-9
there is no need / why should
HSK 7-9
let alone / to say nothing of / besides / what's more
HSK 7-9
have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈
HSK 7-9
who
what kind? / how, what / somewhat
geometry / (literary) how much
(literary) what is? / what is the meaning of?
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  *何* | 何* | *何
surname He
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  *何* | 何* | *何
what / how / why / which / carry
to have no alternative; to be helpless
why not? / why not do (sth)?
(literary) why / how
to do something to sb / to deal with / to cope / how? / to no avail
(idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
how about / what kind of
Oklahoma City
(literary) (similar to 多麼|多么, used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc)
what is / (old) what for / (in a rhetorical question) it's no use
(old) why
(rhetorical question) when? / how? / it's not that...
where? / what place?
what course to follow / what path to take
where?
why? / for what reason?
there is no need / why should
solid geometry
(literary) what kind of person
easier said than done (idiom)
far more than / not just
What a scandal! / Whatever next?
just a while before / not so long ago / everyone can remember when..
how can this be endured! (idiom)
somehow
(idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
Oklahoma, US state
nothing else / soon / before long
there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
(literary) what place / what time / how
what harm is there in (doing sth)
geometry
geometric series
(literary) far more than / not limited to
it's a small world (idiom)
when?
how can one be sure?
Oklahoma, US state
plane geometry
geometric figure
what for? / what's the reason?
analytic geometry / coordinate geometry
did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)
whence? / where from?
what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
what business?
Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum) / fleeceflower root
algebraic geometry
Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦 side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争
whenever
Book of Hosea
geometric mean
whoever
What (noble errand) brings you here? / May I help you? / What can I do for you?
If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb / Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝 when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat) / fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight
(math.) Riemannian geometry
where do these words stem from? / why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?
how about it? / what do you think?
projective geometry / same as 射影幾何學|射影几何学
anywhere / wherever
What's (he) up to? / What's the motive behind all this?
differential geometry
lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信 being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军 / fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
anything / whatever
descriptive geometry (three-dimensional geometry using projections and elevations)
He Yingqin (1890-1987), senior Guomindang general
geometric optics
if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom) / to regret vainly one's past behavior
It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
algebraic geometry
He Houhua (1955-), Macau financier and politician, Chief Executive 1999-2009
where / what place
of what use is it / (idiom)
intrinsic geometry
intrinsic geometry
if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)
fractal geometry
fractal geometry
whither
projective geometry
projective geometry
Euclid's "Elements"
(math.) geometric topology

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