gàn​shén​me HSK1

to do what

  • created reference approved 干什么/幹甚麼 → 做什么/做什麼 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干什么 / 幹甚麼 gàn​shén​me

    做什么 / 做什麼 zuò​shén​me

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 干什么/幹什麼 · gàn​shén​me · to do what — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干什么 / 幹什麼

    gàn​shén​me

    to do what

    To do what or do something; used to ask about an action or purpose.

    幹甚麼

    干 (literal) → 干/幹 · gàn · to do 什么 (literal) → 什么/什麼 · shén​me · what

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 干什么/幹什麼 · gàn​shén​me · why — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干什么 / 幹什麼

    gàn​shén​me

    why

    Colloquial way to ask "why" or "for what reason", often expressing surprise or impatience.

    幹甚麼

    干 (literal) → 干/幹 · gàn · to do 什么 (literal) → 什么/什麼 · shén​me · what

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 干什么/幹什麼 · gàn​shén​me · no matter what — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干什么 / 幹什麼

    gàn​shén​me

    no matter what

    Used in constructions with [[都|都|dou1]] or [[也|也|ye3]] to mean "no matter what one does" or "whatever one does"

    干 (literal) → 干/幹 · gàn · to do 什么 (literal) → 什么/什麼 · shén​me · whatever

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense