何事 (hé shì) — (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?

何事？
Nǐ hé shì rú cǐ huāng zhāng?
Why are you so flustered?
何事？
hé shì Dà jīng xiǎo guài?
Why make such a fuss?
何事，。
Bù zhī hé shì, tā jìng bù cí ér bié.
For some unknown reason, he left without saying goodbye.