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干吗

gàn má

2-character word Traditional 幹嗎

What 干吗 means

1. variant of {干嘛|gàn má}

The characters in 干吗

• 干gāndry; dried food; empty; hollow
• 吗ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)

Example sentences

• 爸爸，你在干吗？
  Bàba, nǐ zài gànmá?
  Dad, what are you doing?
• 你干吗不早点说？
  Nǐ gànmá bù zǎodiǎn shuō?
  Why didn't you say so earlier?
• 你觉得我在干吗呢？
  Nǐ juéde wǒ zài gànmá ne?
  What do you think I was doing?
• 你今天真就什幺事都没干吗？
  Haven't you done anything all day?
• "妈妈，我能吃一块饼干吗？" "不行，不该在3餐间吃。"
  "Mum, can I have a biscuit?" "No, you shouldn't eat between meals."

Sounds the same

Read gàn má, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 干嘛what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth?
• 干么variant of 干嘛