What does 干吗 mean in Chinese?

干吗 (gàn má) means "see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2]" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 3 word.

How do you pronounce 干吗?

干吗 is pronounced "gàn má" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

干吗 is made up of the characters 干, 吗. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 干吗 using our stroke order tool.

干吗

gàn má

see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2]

Traditional: 幹嗎

你干吗不去？

Nǐ gànmá bú qù

Why don't you go?

HSK 3.0: Level 3

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.