What are you studying? vs What do you studying?

The correct phrase is "What are you studying?". The second phrase, "What do you studying?", is incorrect because the verb "do" should be followed by the base form of the verb (study) and not the -ing form (studying).

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What are you studying?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to ask someone about their current area of study or the subject they are learning.

Examples:

What are you studying in school?
What are you studying for the exam?
What are you studying these days?
What are you studying to become?
What are you studying right now?

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So, Jane, what are you studying?
In Stanford, what are you studying, exactly?
So what are you studying at summer school?
And what are you studying, Chloe?
What are you interested in studying?
Well, what are you really studying now?
What are the odds Peter really wanted this apartment for studying?
So what field are you studying in these days?
Which places are you studying in Yorkshire?
But are you studying for this test?
What, are you studying cpr or something?
And what is this paper you've been studying?
What in the world is this you are studying?
What do you know about studying?
I'm sorry, are you studying forensics or interrogation?
Dr. Healy, what can you tell us about psychopathy, which you've spent your entire career studying?
So... what is it you're studying?
Because they're sick of studying?
Rusty, are you finished studying?
Why would you want to keep these people from studying?

What do you studying?

This phrase is incorrect in English.

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What do you know about studying?
So, Jane, what are you studying?
What are you interested in studying?
And what is this paper you've been studying?
What are the odds Peter really wanted this apartment for studying?
What in the world is this you are studying?
Dr. Healy, what can you tell us about psychopathy, which you've spent your entire career studying?
So... what is it you're studying?
In Stanford, what are you studying, exactly?
Because they're sick of studying?
Rusty, are you finished studying?
Why would you want to keep these people from studying?
How can he break a leg while studying?
Why are you bullying others when you should be studying?
Werert you up all last night studying?
You learnt all this stuff studying?
Shouldn't you guys be studying?
Mariano, have you finished studying?
Since pottery will be their livelihood then why waste time studying?
Wasn't our movement a kind of studying?

Alternatives:

What are you studying?
What do you study?
What are you learning?
What subject are you studying?
What is your area of study?

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What are you studying? vs What do you studying?