created sense approved 干嘛/幹嘛 · gànmá · what are you doing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
干嘛 / 幹嘛
gànmá
what are you doing
Used as a question to ask what someone is doing or what is going on
干 (literal) → 干/幹 · gàn · to do 嘛 (literal) → 嘛 · má · what
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 干嘛/幹嘛 · gànmá · why on earth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
干嘛 / 幹嘛
gànmá
why on earth
Used to ask for a reason, often implying that the action is unnecessary or surprising; whatever for
干 (literal) → 干/幹 · gàn · to do 嘛 (literal) → 嘛 · má · what
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition