(kàn kàn) - to take a look, to have a look in Mandarin
kànkànTraditional: 看看
HSK 1
#136 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
to take a look, to have a look
Word origin
看看 means to take a quick look, the reduplication of 看 softening it into a brief, casual glance. 看 (kàn) is an ideograph showing a hand (手) shading the eye (目).
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- reduplication of 看 (kàn, to look)
Stroke order
看
看
Examples
。
Let me have a look.
。
Let's go take a look.
。
Take a look at this.
业。
Let me have a look at your homework.
。
Come in and take a look.
看看 (kàn kàn) means to take a look, to have a look. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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