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看看

kàn kan · kan kan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to take a look at
  2. to examine
  3. to survey
  4. (coll.) pretty soon
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The old radio

  1. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，这个(zhège)旧(jiù)收音机(shōuyīnjī)我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)看看(kànkan)吗(ma)？

    Boss, may I take a look at this old radio?

  2. Qiqi

    可以(kěyǐ)，你(nǐ)看看(kànkan)吧(ba)。

    Sure, have a look.

  3. Dengdeng

    能(néng)听(tīng)吗(ma)？

    Does it work?

  4. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)打开(dǎkāi)听听(tīngtīng)……没(méi)声音(shēngyīn)。

    I will turn it on and listen... no sound.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)再(zài)看看(kànkan)。啊(a)，没有(méiyǒu)电池(diànchí)！

    Let me look again. Ah, there are no batteries!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

演(yǎn)出(chū)真(zhēn)的(de)很(hěn)有(yǒu)意(yì)思(si)，你(nǐ)该(gāi)去(qù)看(kàn)看(kan)的(de)。

The show was very interesting. You should have seen it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)看(kan)你(nǐ)新(xīn)买(mǎi)的(de)手(shǒu)机(jī)。

I want to take a look at the new phone you bought.

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