干什么

幹什麼

gàn shénme

phrase HSK 1 #892

Meanings

1 what are you doing?
2 why?

Characters

what (part of 什么)

what (part of 什么)

Examples

HSK 1

你干什么呢？

Nǐ gàn shénme ne?

What are you doing?

HSK 1

你干什么去？

Nǐ gàn shénme qù?

What are you going to do?

HSK 2

你买这么多菜干什么？

Nǐ mǎi zhème duō cài gàn shénme?

Why are you buying so many vegetables?

Tips

usage

干什么 is informal and colloquial. In more formal contexts, use 做什么 instead.

Stroke Order

干 gān

什 shén

么 me