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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 詞
幹什麼 word · TOCFL 2 (est.)
幹什麼 =
ㄍㄢˋ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ · gànshénme
phrase — doing what?; what for?, why (often impatient)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to do (幹活)gàn
what (什麼)shén
the question-word tail (什麼)me
幹什麼,幹活的幹,什麼的什,什麼的麼。
關 · Related
zuòshénmedoing what — the gentler versionwèishénmewhy — the reason it overlaps with