HSK 1 · Question words

干什么

gàn shén me

what to do; why

Stroke order of 干什么

3 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

干 · 3 strokes什 · 4 strokes么 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

干 to do plus 什么 'what': a sentence asking what are you doing.

Parts: 干 do + 什 what (亻 person + 十 ten) + 么 (question particle)

The characters in 干什么

干 gàn — to do (3 strokes)

Example sentence

你在干什么？

What are you doing?

Words with 干

干to do 干净clean 干杯cheers; to drink a toast 干活儿to work; to do manual labour 干吗why; what to do

Words with 什

没什么it's nothing; never mind 什么what 为什么why 什么样what kind of

Words with 么

没什么it's nothing; never mind 什么what 怎么how; why 为什么why 怎么办what to do 怎么样how; how about 什么样what kind of 这么so; like this 那么so; like that 多么how (very)

More words: Question words

什么what 哪which 哪儿where 哪里where 哪些which (plural)多少how many; how much 几how many (small numbers); several 怎么how; why 吗question particle (yes/no)呢particle (and you? / what about?)吧(suggestion particle)

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