干嘛
幹嘛Meanings
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- 1.what are you doing?
- 2.whatever for?
- 3.why on earth?
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Wiktionary
- 1.what is (someone) doing; what is going on
- 2.what is wrong; what is up
- 3.why; why on earth; whatever for
- 4.幹／干 (gàn, “to do”) + 嘛 (ma, “particle in declarative sentences indicating obviousness or hope”)
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Etymology
幹 (“to do”) + 嗎 (“(dialectal Mandarin, e.g. Tianjin) what”). Colloquial; the formal equivalent in Standard Mandarin is 做什麼 or 幹什麼. The second element is cognate with 麼 (me) in Standard Mandarin 什麼／什么 (shénme, “what”), and is usually written as 嘛 when writing Tianjin dialect. Dictionaries only consider toneless ma (declarative particle) as the only proper use of 嘛. All other senses, including the dialectally influenced pronunciation of má ("what") and the interrogative particle of ma, are considered incorrect. However, there is much confusion in actual writing, possibly with 幹嘛 being used more commonly for this sense.
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Example sentences
我干嘛在乎？
Why do I even care?
您来这儿干嘛？
What did you come here to do?
他到底想干嘛？
What does he want to do?
你要这钱干嘛？
Why do you need this money?
你要这钱干嘛？
What do you need the money for?
您来这儿干嘛？
What have you come here for?
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