干
吗

See 干嘛 in Chinese: 干吗 (gàn má)

gàn má

see 干嘛

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 幹嗎1 example sentence

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干
吗

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄢˋ

gàn

ㄍ/ gㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄇㄚˊ

má

ㄇ/ mㄚ/ aˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

干吗

Simplified

幹嗎

Traditional

Example sentences

See 干吗 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 你现在干吗呢？

    nǐ xiàn zài gàn má ne？

    What are you doing right now?

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Related words

吗

ma

(question particle for "yes-no" questions)

干

gān

dry

干净

gān jìng

clean

饼干

bǐng gān

biscuit

干杯

gān bēi

to drink a toast

干燥

gān zào

to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc)

干脆

gān cuì

candid

能干

néng gàn

capable

干扰

gān rǎo

to disturb

干预

gān yù

to meddle

干涉

gān shè

to interfere

干部

gàn bù

cadre

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