干吗(gàn má): why, why on earth, whatever for
2 charactersTrad. 幹嗎
why, why on earth, whatever for
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 干吗 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
爸爸，你在干吗？
bà ba nǐ zài gàn má
What are you doing, Dad?
你干吗不早点说？
nǐ gàn má bù zǎo diǎn shuō
Why didn't you say so earlier?
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