Challenging an adjective with "shenme"

Nível: HSK 5 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

Adding 什么 (shénme) after an adjective can be used to form a rhetorical question . The speaker is implying that there's no good reason to be [adjective]. Adj. + 什么 (+ Adj.) (+ 啊 / 呀) ？ Note that in this pattern, adjectives and psychological verbs both work equally well. We haven't distinguished between the two in the examples below, but that shouldn't present any problems. If the adjective or psychological verb is repeated after the 什么 as in some of the examples above, it acts to give further emphasis. It almost has a tone of incredulity, a bit like "what on earth are you worried/anxious about?" Generally only single character adjectives can be used in this way.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 紧张什么啊，你不是上过好几次舞台了吗？ (jǐnzhāng shíyāo a，nǐ bù shì shàng guò hǎo jī cì wǔtái le ma ？): "What's so nervous, haven't you been on stage several times?"
• 郁闷什么呀，看看这蓝蓝的天空，绿绿的田园，生活多美好啊！ (yùmèn shíyāo yā，kànkàn zhè lánlán detiānkōng，lv̀lv̀ de tiányuán，shēnghuó duō měihǎo a！): "Depressed, look at this blue sky, green pastoral, how beautiful life is!"
• 你急什么急，还早着呢。 (nǐjí shíyāo jí，huán zǎo zháo ní 。): "Why are you in a hurry, still early?"
• 你看什么看，没见过美女啊？ (nǐkàn shíyāo kàn，méi jiàn guò měi nv̌ a ？): "What are you looking at, have you ever seen a beauty?"
• 你忙什么忙？ (nǐmángshíyāománg ？): "What are you busy with?"

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