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干吗
Traditional Chinese
幹嗎
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
gān ma
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
gon3 ma3
Short definition do what?
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All available English definitions why on earth?Adso icon / whatever for?Cantofish icon / do what?Cantofish icon / see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2]MDBG icon / to what end?Cantofish icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: why
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: to what end?; whatever for?; why on earth?; do what?
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2]
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC:
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: '
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(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
觉得(jué de) to feel
我在(wǒzài)
干吗( gān ma) do what?
(níní) woolen material

What do you think I was doing?

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妈妈(mā ma) mama
我能(wǒnéng)
(chī) to eat
一块(yī kuài) together
(bǐng) pastry
干吗( gān ma) do what?
? | |
不行(bù xíng) not ok
(bù) not
该在(gāizài)
3
(cān) classifier for meals
(jiān jiàn jiàn) gap
(chī) to eat
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"Mum, can I have a biscuit?" "No, you shouldn't eat between meals."

爸爸( bà bà) (informal) father
你在(nǐzài)
干吗( gān ma) do what?

Dad, what are you doing?

(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
干吗( gān ma) do what?
(bù) not
早点(zǎo diǎn) light breakfast
(shuō) to scold

Why didn't you say so earlier?

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