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看看

看看

Chinese

 
to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think
 
to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think
simp. and trad.
(看看)

Verb

看看

  1. to glance at; to take a quick look at
  2. to examine and survey
  3. to visit or to call on
  4. to see the sights
  5. to thumb through (a book, etc.)

Adverb

看看

  1. placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a suggestion, interchangeable with 看一下
    電話看看 / 电话看看   Dǎ diànhuà gěi tā kànkàn.   Try calling him.
  2. (colloquial) pretty soon

Usage notes

If the verb is a reduplicated monosyllabic verb, use instead: e.g., 試看, 嘗看.