gàn​má

why

Senses

干嘛/ 幹嘛 gàn​má why

verb, interjection, punctuation, noun, modal particle · whatever for?; why on earth?

你干嘛那么生气?

干嘛/ 幹嘛 gàn​má doing what

verb, modal particle · what are you doing?

"你在干嘛?" "我在看书。"

References

variant 干么/幹麼 干嘛/幹嘛
variant 干吗/幹嗎 干嘛/幹嘛