干吗 gàn má — what for; why

干吗
gàn má

Characters: 干 · 吗

Definitions

  1. what for; why

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. variant of 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2]

ExtDict

  1. 干什么您～说这些话？ㄧ你问这件事～？

Examples

  • 你这么晚不睡觉，干吗呢？

    Why aren't you sleeping so late? What are you doing?

  • 干吗要这么麻烦，直接说不就行了？

    Why go to such trouble? Wouldn't it be simpler to just say so?

  • 他干吗突然发火，谁也不知道。

    No one knows why he suddenly lost his temper.