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The word "看看" is formed by duplicating the single character "看", which means "to look" or "to see". This repetition creates a verb that conveys a brief, casual, or attempted action, often interpreted as "to take a look" or "to have a look", emphasizing the action's simplicity or short duration.

Example Sentences Hide

请你看看这里。

Qǐng nǐ kànkan zhèlǐ.

Please look here.

我想看看那幅画。

Wǒ xiǎng kànkan nà fú huà.

I want to look at that painting.

明天我们去看看新房子。

Míngtiān wǒmen qù kànkan xīn fángzi.

Tomorrow we'll go see the new house.

如果你有时间，就来看看我的作品。

Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu shíjiān, jiù lái kànkan wǒ de zuòpǐn.

If you have time, come take a look at my work.

为了了解情况，他决定先去现场看看。

Wèile liǎojiě qíngkuàng, tā juédìng xiān qù xiànchǎng kànkan.

In order to understand the situation, he decided to go to the scene first to take a look.

Word Definition - 看看

kàn kan to take a look at; to have a look; to check out; (coll.) wait and see

Individual Character Details

看 kān, kàn
看 kān, kàn