干嘛 - Mandarin word #297

干嘛

gānma

Traditional: 幹嘛

HSK 3

#297 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

why, what for, what are you doing

Stroke order

干

嘛

？

What are you doing?

？

What were you doing just now?

？

Why are you looking for me?

What were you doing last night?

Why are you so angry?

干嘛 (gān ma) means why, what for, what are you doing. It is used as a other in everyday Mandarin speech.

干什么

what are (you/they) doing, why do that

那么

so, then, in that case

什么

what

喂

for, because of, on behalf of

怎么样

how, what do you think, how about

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 6.