干嘛 (幹嘛)
gàn má
Pinyin

Definition

干嘛 (幹嘛)
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gàn má
  1. what are you doing?
  2. whatever for?
  3. why on earth?

Character Decomposition

Related Words (5)

嘛
ma
  1. 1 modal particle indicating that sth is obvious
  2. 2 particle indicating a pause for emphasis
干嘛
gàn má
  1. 1 what are you doing?
  2. 2 whatever for?
  3. 3 why on earth?
喇嘛
lǎ ma
  1. 1 lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism
喇嘛庙
lǎ ma miào
  1. 1 lamasery
  2. 2 temple of Tibetan Buddhism
喇嘛教
Lǎ ma jiào
  1. 1 Lamaism
  2. 2 Tibetan Buddhism

Sample Sentences

李秀英这种人之后一定会露出马脚，你干嘛现在自毁前途呢？
Lǐxiùyīng zhèzhǒng rén zhīhòu yīdìng huì lùchūmǎjiǎo ，nǐ gànmá xiànzài zìhuǐqiántú ne ？
Xiuying Li will eventually show her true colors, why would you ruin your own career now?
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这个也不能带？你看看剪刀的尖端一点都不利，怎么会是利器嘛！不能通融一下吗？我第一次坐飞机，而且登机时间快要到了，我带着就是以备不时之需，没有要干嘛，我看起来也不像坏人吧？
zhège yě bùnéng dài ？nǐ kànkan jiǎndāo de jiānduān yìdiǎn dōu bù lì ，zěnme huì shì lìqì ma ！bùnéng tōngróng yīxià ma ？wǒ dìyīcì zuò fēijī ，érqiě dēngjī shíjiān kuàiyào dào le ，wǒ dài zhe jiùshì yǐ bèi bùshízhīxū ，méiyǒu yào gànmá ，wǒ kànqǐlai yě bù xiàng huàirén ba ？
I can’t even bring this? Look at the scissor edges, they aren’t even a little sharp, how could it be used as a weapon? Can’t you let it go? It’s my first time on a plane, and it’s almost my boarding time. I brought them just in case something came up, I’m not going to do anything with them. I don’t look like a bad guy, do I?
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你，你个乌鸦嘴，不调侃我会死吗？我这么糟糕，你干嘛选择和我在一起啊？
nǐ ，nǐ gè wūyāzuǐ ，bù tiáokǎn wǒ huì sǐ ma ？wǒ zhème zāogāo ，nǐ gànmá xuǎnzé hé wǒ zàiyīqǐ ā ？
You... you're always so negative as an adviser. Would it kill you not to mock me for once? Given I'm so bad, why'd you choose to be with me?
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明明知道我心情不好，还用这么丧的毒鸡汤刺激我，真是太可恶了。爱我的话就要让我幸福地大笑啊，干嘛总是冷嘲热讽。
míngmíng zhīdào wǒ xīnqíng bù hǎo ，hái yòng zhème sāng de dú jītāng cìjī wǒ ，zhēn shì tài kěwù le 。ài wǒ dehuà jiùyào ràng wǒ xìngfú de dàxiào ā ，gànmá zǒngshì lěngcháorèfěng 。
You clearly know I'm in a bad mood, and you still use this depressing toxic chicken soup to irritate me. You're such a drag. If you love me you should make me laugh merrily. Why are you always mocking and ridiculing me?
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那就得看细节了，主动型的，如果对你有好感，那一定是“你在干嘛呀”轰炸；“早安、午安、晚安”各种请安，要不然如果是闷骚型的，就看他是不是总能秒回你的信息。
nā jiù děi kàn xìjié le ，zhǔdòng xíng de ，rúguǒ duì nǐ yǒu hǎogǎn ，nà yīdìng shì “nǐ zài gànmá ya ”hōngzhà ；“zǎoān 、wǔān 、wǎn ān ”gèzhǒng qǐng ān ，yàoburán rúguǒ shì mēnsāo xíng de ，jiù kàn tā shì bùshì zǒng néng miǎo huí nǐ de xìnxī 。
Then that depends on the details. More pro-active types, if they're interested in you, will definitely bombard you with "What are you up to?"; and the three goods, "good morning, good afternoon and good evening", otherwise, if they're "still waters run deep" type, then you should see if he replies to your messages within seconds.
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哎呀，你要自信些呀，这世界上就只有一个独一无二的你，干嘛总跟不相干的人比较呢，不是自找烦恼吗？
āiyā ，nǐ yào zìxìn xiē ya ，zhè shìjiè shàng jiù zhǐyǒu yī gè dúyīwú èr de nǐ ，gànmá zǒng gēn bù xiānggān de rén bǐjiào ne ，bùshì zìzhǎo fánnǎo ma ？
Ah, you should be more confident in yourself. There's only one unique you in this world. Why are you always comparing yourself to people who have nothing to do with you? Isn't that just making trouble for yourself?
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真是，不作死就不会死，干嘛要装清纯呢，自作自受了吧。
zhēn shì ，bù zuòsǐ jiù bù huì sǐ ，gànmá yào zhuāng qīngchún ne ，zìzuòzìshòu le ba 。
That's awful. If you hadn't set yourself up, you would have been fine. Why did you pretend to be all naive? You should stew in your own juice.
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真是谢谢你了！我正在煮东西吃呢！你下班不回家吃饭，来看我干嘛？来蹭饭呀？
zhēn shì xièxie nǐ le ！wǒ zhèng zài zhǔ dōngxi chī ne ！nǐ xiàbān bù huíjiā chīfàn ，láikàn wǒ gànma ？lái cèngfàn ya ？
Thank you so much! I was just cooking some food! Why'd you come to see me straight after work without going home to eat? Have you come to beg for food?
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干嘛，你舍不得我吗？
gànmá ，nǐ shěbude wǒ ma ？
What? Don't wanna let me go?
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你回来干嘛？不是叫你不用回来了。
nǐ huílai gànmá ？bùshì jiào nǐ bùyòng huílai le 。
What are you doing back? Didn't I tell you not to come back.
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