何事 (hé) — (literary pronoun) what reason?; why?
Definition
Literary/archaic 'why?' (literally 'what matter?') — used in classical-style prose or fixed phrases like 何必/何苦, not in everyday speech.
pronoun
(literary pronoun) what reason?why?
Examples
- 何事？Nǐ hé rú cǐ huāng zhāng?Why are you so flustered?
- 何事？hé Dà jīng xiǎo guài?Why make such a fuss?
- 何事，。Bù zhī hé, tā jìng bù cí ér bié.For some unknown reason, he left without saying goodbye.
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