你在看什麼啊？

What are you looking at?

What are you reading?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=1 你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
2 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
=3 看 kān
  1. to look after
  2. to take care of
  3. to watch
  4. to guard
=3 看 kàn
  1. to see; to look at
  2. to read
  3. to watch
  4. to visit; to call on
  5. to consider; to regard as
  6. to look after
  7. to treat (a patient or illness)
  8. to depend on
  9. to feel (that)
  10. (after a verb) to give it a try
  11. to watch out for
4 什麼 shénme
  1. what?
  2. something; anything
=5 啊 ā
  1. interjection of surprise
  2. Ah!
  3. Oh!
=5 啊 á
  1. interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer
  2. Eh?
  3. what?
=5 啊 ǎ
  1. interjection of surprise or doubt
  2. Eh?
  3. My!
  4. what's up?
=5 啊 à
  1. interjection or grunt of agreement
  2. uhm
  3. Ah, OK
  4. expression of recognition
  5. Oh, it's you!
=5 啊 a modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent