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看看

kànkàn
verb #177

Meanings

  1. 1 to take a look
  2. 2 to have a look

Examples

让我看看。
Ràng wǒ kànkàn.
Let me take a look.
我们去看看吧。
Wǒmen qù kànkàn ba.
Let's go have a look.
你看看这个怎么样。
Nǐ kànkàn zhègè zěnmeyàng.
Take a look at this and see what you think.

Tips

grammar
Verb reduplication (看看, 想想, 说说) makes the action sound casual, brief, or tentative. It's a common way to soften requests in Chinese.

Stroke Order

看 kàn