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算什么

/ suàn shén me /
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Collocation

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这算什么忠诚老实
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这算什么帮助
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这算什么
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你算什么东西
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他算什么

Definition

算什么

Literally means:

what's that

Actually means:

it's nothing

算 means counting as or carrying weight.

This phrase is used to express contempt or disapproval about the person or thing in question. Such negative attitude may be due to the person's qualification or competence, or to the quality and features of the thing. It can be used separately or followed by nouns,adjectives or verbs.

算,当作,算做。

算什么,对所说的人物或事物表示轻视或否定。轻视或否定可以涉及某人的资格、能力等,或某事物的性质、优点等。可单独使用或在后面可以加上名词、形容词或动词。

Example

Used as predicate. (作谓语)
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suàn
shénme
什么
huà
话剧
yǎnyuán
演员
  
,
lián
tōnghuà
普通话
dōu
shuō
biāozhǔn
标准
  

He's a play actor, he doesn't even speak Mandarin to standard.

2
xiǎoshí
小时
gěi
yuán
qián
  
,
zhè
suàn
shénme
什么
  
?
Hái
gòu
不够
chī
dùn
fàn
ne
  
!

Give five yuan an hour, what is that? It's not enough for me to have a meal!

3
zài
yǎn
眼里
dào
到底
suàn
shénme
什么
  
?
kàn
jǐnjǐn
仅仅
shì
jiěmèn
解闷
de
wányr。  
玩意儿
  

What the hell do you think of her? I think it's just a stuffy thing.