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干嘛
gàn​má

why on earth

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 干 幹 gàn verb
    to do
    to do; to work; to be engaged in; to hold a post; to fight; to go at it
  2. 嘛 má adverbverb
    what
    (Colloquial) Used as an interrogative word meaning "what", particularly in the common phrase 干嘛 gàn​má.