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- <p>Adding 什么(shénme) to the end of an adjective (or less frequently
- to a verb) can be used to form a [<a href=
- "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_question" class=
- "uri">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_question</a>|
- rhetorical question]. For example, in the phrase 你急什么？"what are you
- worried about?," the speaker is implying that there is no need to
- be worried.</p>
- <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
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- <p>Adj.／Verb + 什么 + (Adj.／Verb)？</p>
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- <p>Like in English, "what are you worried about" can be a
- rhetorical question, and can also be actually inquiring about what
- exactly the listener is worried about. The same is true in Chinese,
- so context and tone of voice is important in understanding what the
- speaker means.</p>
- <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
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- <ul>
- <li><em>紧张 什么</em> 啊，你 不 是 上 过 好 几 次 舞台 了 吗？应该 早就 习惯 了
- 吧。<span class="trans">What are you nervous for? Haven't you been on
- stage a bunch of times? You should be used to it by
- now.</span></li>
- <li><em>郁闷 什么</em> 呀，看看 这 蓝蓝 的天空，绿绿 的 田园，生活 多 美好 啊！<span class=
- "trans">Why so sad? Look at the blue sky, the green fields, life is
- so beautiful!</span></li>
- <li>你<em>急 什么 急</em>，还 早 着 呢。<span class="trans">Why are you so
- anxious? It's still early.</span></li>
- <li>你<em>看 什么 看</em>，没 见 过 美 女 啊？<span class="trans">What are you
- looking at? Haven't you seen a pretty girl before?</span></li>
- </ul>
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- <p>If the adjective or verb is repeated after the 什么 as in the 3rd
- and 4th example, 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.</p>
- <div class="liju">
- <ul>
- <li>你忙什么忙？</li>
- <li>你紧张什么紧张？</li>
- </ul>
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- <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="Challenging_a_Verb_with_''shenme'"" title=
- "wikilink">Challenging a Verb with ''shenme'"</a></li>
- </ul>
- <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and Further
- Reading</h2>
- <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:
- B2 grammar points</a> <a href="Category:_Adjectives" title=
- "wikilink">Category: Adjectives</a></p>
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