干什么 gàn shén me — what are you doing?; what for?

干什么
gàn shén me

Characters: 干 · 什 · 么

Definitions

  1. what are you doing?; what for?

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. what are you doing?
  2. what's he up to?

ExtDict

  1. 询问原因或目的你～不早说呀？ㄧ他老说这些～？询问客观事物的道理，只能用‘为什么’或‘怎么’，不能用‘干什么’或‘干吗’，如蜘蛛的丝为什么不能织布？ㄧ西瓜怎么长得这么大？

Examples

  • 你站在门口干什么？

    What are you doing standing in the doorway?

  • 他一大清早就出门，也不说去干什么。

    He went out at dawn without saying what for.