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Chinese Bites — with Janine | HSK3️⃣

🎙️6️⃣7️⃣ – What for / Why / What are you doing (干嘛 gàn má)

28 Oct 2025

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My friend called me early this morning, and I said, “Why are you calling me so early?” Let’s learn how to say “what for / why / what are you doing” in Chinese.干嘛 (gàn má)Hello,大家好,我是Janine。Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine.Hello everyone, I’m Janine.今天早上我刚起床,Jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ gāng qǐchuáng,This morning, I had just gotten up,我的朋友就给我打电话。wǒ de péngyou jiù gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.when my friend suddenly called me.我接起电话说:Wǒ jiē qǐ diànhuà shuō:I picked up and said:“你一大早打电话,干嘛呀?”“Nǐ yí dà zǎo dǎ diànhuà, gàn má ya?”“You’re calling me so early — what for?”她笑着说:“我就是想跟你聊天!”Tā xiào zhe shuō: “Wǒ jiù shì xiǎng gēn nǐ liáotiān!”She laughed and said, “I just wanted to chat with you!”

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