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幹嗎

幹嗎

See also: 干吗

Chinese

Pronunciation


Verb

幹嗎

  1. (colloquial) what is (someone) doing; what is going on
    現在幹嗎 / 现在干吗   Nǐ xiànzài gànmá ne?   What are you doing now?
  2. (colloquial) what is wrong; what is up
    幹嗎 / 干吗   gànmá ya?   What's up with you?

Adverb

幹嗎

  1. (colloquial) why; why on earth; whatever for
    幹嗎折磨自己 [MSC, trad.]
    干吗折磨自己 [MSC, simp.]
    gànmá zhémó zìjǐ a! [Pinyin]
    Why are you torturing yourself?

Etymology 2

 
main part of something; to manage; to work; to do; capable; tree trunk; to kill (slang)
(question tag); morphine
trad. (幹嗎)
simp. (干吗)
alt. forms 幹麼干么

Pronunciation


Verb

幹嗎

  1. (“to do”) + (“question particle”)
    幹嗎 / 干吗   Zhè shì nǐ gàn ma?   Will you do this?
  2. (vulgar) (“to ****”) + (“question particle”)
  3. Alternative form of 幹嘛 (“to do + declarative particle”).