爸,你干啥呢?

What are you doing, Dad?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1
  1. father
  2. dad
  3. pa
  4. papa
=2 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=2 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
=3 gān old variant of gān
=3 Gān surname Gan
=3 gān
  1. dry
  2. dried food
  3. empty; hollow
  4. taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster
  5. futile; in vain
  6. (dialect) rude; blunt
  7. (dialect) to cold-shoulder
=3 gān variant of gān
=3 Gān surname Gan
=3 gān
  1. (bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with
  2. one of the ten heavenly stems 天干 tiāngān
  3. (archaic) shield
=3 gàn
  1. tree trunk
  2. main part of sth
  3. to manage
  4. to work
  5. to do
  6. capable
  7. cadre
  8. to kill (slang)
  9. to fuck (vulgar)
  10. (coll.) pissed off
  11. annoyed
=3 gàn
  1. (~, ~) Gan River (a river in Jiangxi, China)
  2. Alternative name for 江西 (Jiāngxī, “Jiangxi, a province of China.”).
  3. Gan River (a river in Jiangxi, China)
  4. Gan; Gan Chinese
4 shá
  1. dialectal equivalent of 什么 shénme
  2. also pr. shà
=5 ne
  1. particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
  2. particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")
  3. particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?")
  4. (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action
  5. particle indicating strong affirmation
=5 dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)