干什么
HSK 1 (2021)
干什么 (gànshénme) · what to do
干什么 (gànshénme) means “what to do; what for”. It is written with 3 characters: 干 (dry) + 什 (what? mixed) + 么 (interrogative particle). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 干什么 is built
The characters
干 gān · dry
What 干 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A club or axe (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
什 shén · what? mixed
What 什 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A file of ten 十 people 亻 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
么 me · interrogative particle
What 么 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 厶sī — private
Example sentences
你在干什么？Nǐ zài gànshénme?What are you doing?
我们明天干什么？Wǒmen míngtiān gànshénme?What are we doing tomorrow?
Questions about 干什么
What does 干什么 mean?
干什么 (gànshénme) means “what to do; what for”.
How do you pronounce 干什么?
干什么 is pronounced gànshénme.
Which HSK level is 干什么?
干什么 is in HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 干净gānjìngclean
- 干杯gānbēicheers!
- 干活儿gànhuórto work
- 干吗gànmáwhy
- 能干nénggàncapable
- 饼干bǐnggānbiscuit
- 干脆gāncuìsimply
- 干燥gānzàodry
- 才干cáigànability
- 干旱gānhàndrought
Learn 干什么 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 26: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.