有什么 (yǒu shí mó) — no point in doing it

有什么 (yǒu shénme) + 好 (hǎo) + Verb + 的 (de) / 没什么 (méi shénme) + 好 (hǎo) + Verb + 的 (de)

HSK 43.0

Pattern diagram

有什么没什么好Action的

Rule structure

The rhetorical frame "有什么好 (yǒu shí mó hǎo)X的 (de) / 没什么好 (méi shí mó hǎo)X的 (de)" says an action is not worth the effort or there is nothing to worry about. 好 (hǎo) comes before the verb, and 的 (de) closes the phrase. It is not the simple 什么 (shénme) after a verb.

Rule structure

Examples

这件事没什么好担心的。

Zhè jiàn shì méi shénme hǎo dānxīn de.

There is nothing to worry about in this matter.

别哭了，有什么好哭的？

Bié kū le, yǒu shénme hǎo kū de?

Stop crying — what's there to cry about?

Examples

这件事没什么好担心的。

Zhè jiàn shì méi shénme hǎo dānxīn de.

There is nothing to worry about in this matter.

别哭了，有什么好哭的？

Bié kū le, yǒu shénme hǎo kū de?

Stop crying — what's there to cry about?

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Words from this rule

有

yǒu

To have

什么

shénme

What? which?

好

hǎo

Good, well

的

Possessive particle; modifier particle

这

zhè

This

件

jiàn

(classifier for things, clothing, events)

事

shì

Matter

担心

dānxīn

To worry

别

bié

Don't (do something); other

哭

kū

To cry

了

Particle (completed action or change of state)

这么

zhè me

So, such

Frequently asked questions

How do you say “no point in doing it” in Chinese with 有什么?

Use the structure: 有什么 (yǒu shénme) + 好 (hǎo) + Verb + 的 (de) / 没什么 (méi shénme) + 好 (hǎo) + Verb + 的 (de). For example: 这件事没什么好担心的。 — “There is nothing to worry about in this matter”.

What is an example sentence with this grammar rule?

这件事没什么好担心的。 — “There is nothing to worry about in this matter”.

Which HSK level includes this grammar rule?

This grammar rule is part of HSK 3.0 Level 4.

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More HSK 3.0 Level 4 grammar rules

够 — “so… / really…” with 的

够 (gòu) + Adj. + 的 (de)

来得及 / 来不及 — having enough time

来得及 (láidejí) / 来不及 (láibují) + Verb

拿 — take as an example

拿 (ná) + Noun + 来说 (lái shuō), ...

是 — X is X, Y is Y

X + 是 (shì) + X，Y + 是 (shì) + Y

怎么 — no matter how hard one tries

怎么 (zěnme) + (Verb) + 都 (dōu) / 也 (yě) + Negative result

还 — challenging a claim

还 (hái) + X + 呢 (ne)

你 — go ahead and do it: 你X你的吧

你 (nǐ) + Verb + 你的 (nǐ de) + 吧 (ba)

让/叫 — do as you are told

让 (ràng) / 叫 (jiào) + you + Verb + 你 (nǐ) + 就 (jiù) + Verb