gàn​má

why on earth

  • created sense approved 干嘛/幹嘛 · gàn​má · what are you doing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干嘛 / 幹嘛

    gàn​má

    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

  • created sense approved 干嘛/幹嘛 · gàn​má · why on earth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干嘛 / 幹嘛

    gàn​má

    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

    created sense