干嘛

Traditional form:

幹嘛

Pinyin (reading):

gànmá

Definitions:

• what are you doing?
• whatever for?
• why on earth?

Characters:

• 干 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 嘛 - final exclamatory particle

Traditional characters:

• 幹 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 嘛 - final exclamatory particle