Nothing Worth Doing with 没什么好……的
Say there’s no reason to worry, cry or argue with 没什么好担心的, and ask “what’s there to fear?” with 有什么好怕的.
Pattern
(topic +) 没(有)什么好 + verb + 的; 有什么(好) + X + 的？
没什么好担心的 and 有什么好担心的？ say the same thing: there’s no reason to worry.
别担心，没什么好担心的。
When to use Nothing Worth Doing with 没什么好……的
没(有)什么好 + verb + 的 means “there’s nothing worth doing / no reason to do it”: 没什么好担心的 “there’s nothing to worry about”. 好 here means “worth” or “reason to” and is followed by a verb, and 的 always closes the pattern. The thing you are talking about goes first as the topic: 这件事没什么好说的.
这件事没有什么好说的。
There’s nothing more to say about this.
这个电影没什么好看的。
This film isn’t worth watching.
考试已经结束了，没什么好紧张的了。
The exam is over, so there’s nothing to be nervous about now.
有什么好怕的？我们一起去。
What’s there to be scared of? Let’s go together.
Common traps
- Don’t drop the final 的: 没什么好担心的, not 没什么好担心.
- The negative is 没, not 不: 没什么好说的, not 不什么好说的.
- Put the topic first, not at the end: 这件事没什么好说的, not 没什么好说的这件事.
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