# 干吗 (gànmá)

In Mandarin Chinese, 干吗 (gànmá) means “what to do; why; what for”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: what to do; why; what for
- Pinyin: gànmá (gan4 ma2)
- Traditional: 幹嗎
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3

## Examples

- 你今天晚上干吗？
  Nǐ jīntiān wǎnshang gànmá?
  What are you doing tonight?

## Characters

- [干](https://hanziro.com/word/gan-do/) (gàn): to do; to work
- [吗](https://hanziro.com/word/ma-question-particle/) (ma): (question particle)

https://hanziro.com/word/gan-ma-what-do/

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