Verb + 什么 (a rebuke)
"What are you … for?!"
- A verb + what什么 can scold or dismiss: "what (are you) …-ing for?!"
- urgent急what什么！ = "what's the rush?!"
- It pushes back on someone's action.
Verb + what什么 (+ Object)
- Verb + what什么 challenges or brushes off the action.
you你rush急what for什么！
- you你urgent急what什么 = "what's the hurry?!"
Explore
Correct or broken?
Verb + 什么 rebukes: stop doing that! — an exclamation, not a question.
Practice
What's the rush?! 你急 ____!
Verb + 什么 challenges the action: 急什么!
Practice
This 什么 is a real information question.
No — it's a dismissive rebuke (急什么!).
Recap
Key idea
- Verb + what什么 (+ Obj) — "what (are you) …-ing for?!" (a rebuke)
- urgent急what什么 · to cry哭what什么 · to see看what什么to see看
- Dismissive — what什么 here isn't a real question
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Verbs.
Practice
看什么看 means…
Here 什么 dismisses, not asks: 看什么看!