查查

cháchá

verb #2,442

Meanings

1 to check (briefly)
2 to look it up (casual)

Characters

to check; to look up

to check; to look up

Reduplication of 查 makes the request sound casual and brief.

Examples

帮我查查这个词是什么意思。

Bāng wǒ cháchá zhège cí shì shénme yìsi.

Help me look up what this word means.

你查查他的电话号码。

Nǐ cháchá tā de diànhuà hàomǎ.

Look up his phone number.

Tips

grammar

Verb reduplication (查查 instead of 查) softens the action and implies doing it briefly or casually. Common in spoken requests: 看看 (take a look), 想想 (think about it), 试试 (give it a try).

Stroke Order

查 chá