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  <p>Adding&#160;<span class="hanzi">什么</span>&#160;(<span class="pinyin">shénme</span>) to the end of a verb can be used to change a sentence into a rhetorical question. This usage is often used with <a href="separable_verb" title="wikilink">separable verbs</a>.</p>

  <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>

  <p>The most common structure you will see is:</p>

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    <div class="deux">Verb +&#160;<span class="hanzist">什么</span>&#160;+ Obj.</div>
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  <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>

  <p>This usage is best illustrated with examples:</p>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">这么 大 年纪 了，结 什么 婚啊！</span>&#160;&#160;<span class="vert">The speaker is implying that getting married at this age is a ridiculous notion.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">道 什么 歉，又 不是 你 的 错。</span>&#160;<span class="vert">The speaker is implying that apologizing is completely unnecessary.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">过 什么 年 啊，还 得 又 送 红包 又 送礼。</span>&#160;&#160;<span class="vert">The speaker is implying that celebrating Chinese New Year isn't economically feasible.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">没有 钱 看 什么 电影。</span>&#160;&#160;<span class="vert">The speaker is implying that there's no money to watch a movie.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">还 吃 什么 饭，要 迟到 了。</span>&#160;&#160;<span class="vert">The speaker is implying that there's no time to eat.</span></li>
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  <p>Note that the questions above would likely be between friends, or at least two people who are quite familiar with each other. Tone of voice and context is key.</p>

  <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>

  <ul>
    <li><a href="Challenging_an_Adjective_with_&quot;shenme&quot;" title="wikilink">Challenging an Adjective with "shenme"</a></li>
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  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
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