Topic: Chinese

"What are you doing?"

Translation:你在做什么？

November 24, 2017

8 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Jenna_Elise

    Why is the 在 there?

    November 24, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/Keith_APP
    • 562

    It means "in the course of". It is used for a continuous action.

    November 24, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/samertabbal

      Implies -ing (continuous action)

      November 27, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/akavel

        I think it is like "present continuous tense", corresponds to the "-ing"

        December 1, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/orgat

          你做什么 (without 在) is idiomatic and should be accepted.

          July 2, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/AlexisRuss19

            I get that 在 is in there to imply continuous action, but does "你做什么?" convey the same meaning?

            June 15, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/JacynDaniels

              yes thats what I thought as well

              September 2, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/LaBiciEsMia
              • 6

              How about "你(在)干什么" ?

              November 19, 2018

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