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干嘛

gàn má

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Definitions

  1. 1. what are you doing?
  2. 2. whatever for?
  3. 3. why on earth?

Example Sentences

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你在 干嘛 ？
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5581099)

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Child Words of 干嘛

干
gān

dry

嘛
ma

modal particle indicating that sth is obvious

干
gàn

tree trunk