gàn​shén​me HSK1

what for

干什么 (幹什麼) gàn​shén​me
what for verb
used to inquire about the purpose or reason for an action; why

这么行李干什么

dài zhè​me duō xíng​li gàn​shén​me?

Why are you bringing so much luggage?

doing what verb
used to ask about someone's current activity, task, or occupation

现在干什么

xiàn​zài zài gàn​shén​me ne?

What are you doing now?

Frequency

Movie subtitles
104.1 per million appears in 32% of films
Written text
25.0 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 1

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT