看看 [－－]

Jyutping hon3 hon3
Pinyin kàn kàn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to see the sights
  2. verb
    to visit; to call on
  3. verb
    to examine and survey; to see
    • 我想看看真正的中國到底是個什麼樣子。
      我想看看真正的中国到底是个什么样子。
      wǒ xiǎng kàn kàn zhēn zhèng de zhōng guó dào dǐ shì ge shén me yàng zi ．
      I want to see what the real China is like.
  4. verb
    to glance at; to take a quick look at; to have a look-see; to thumb through (a book, etc.)
    • 這是我特意從法國給你們帶回來的一些資料，你們好好看看。
      这是我特意从法国给你们带回来的一些资料，你们好好看看。
      zhè shì wǒ tè yì cóng fǎ guó gěi nǐ men dài huí lái de yī xiē zī liào ， nǐ men hǎo hǎo kàn kàn ．
      These are some materials that I brought back for you from France. Please take a look.
    • 走走，看看，聊聊，又何嘗不是學習呢？
      走走，看看，聊聊，又何尝不是学习呢？
      zǒu zǒu ， kàn kàn ， liáo liáo ， yòu hé cháng bù shì xué xí ne ？
      Wandering, watching, chin-wagging — aren't they ways of learning?
  5. adv
    placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a suggestion, interchangeable with 看一下.
    • 打電話給他看看。
      打电话给他看看。
      dǎ diàn huà gěi tā kàn kàn ．
      Try calling him.
  6. adv, colloquial
    pretty soon

看看 [－－]

Jyutping hon3 hon3
Pinyin kàn kan

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to take a look at
  2. to examine
  3. to survey
  4. (coll.) pretty soon
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to see the sights
  2. verb
    to visit; to call on
  3. verb
    to examine and survey; to see
    • 我想看看真正的中國到底是個什麼樣子。
      我想看看真正的中国到底是个什么样子。
      wǒ xiǎng kàn kàn zhēn zhèng de zhōng guó dào dǐ shì ge shén me yàng zi ．
      I want to see what the real China is like.
  4. verb
    to glance at; to take a quick look at; to have a look-see; to thumb through (a book, etc.)
    • 這是我特意從法國給你們帶回來的一些資料，你們好好看看。
      这是我特意从法国给你们带回来的一些资料，你们好好看看。
      zhè shì wǒ tè yì cóng fǎ guó gěi nǐ men dài huí lái de yī xiē zī liào ， nǐ men hǎo hǎo kàn kàn ．
      These are some materials that I brought back for you from France. Please take a look.
    • 走走，看看，聊聊，又何嘗不是學習呢？
      走走，看看，聊聊，又何尝不是学习呢？
      zǒu zǒu ， kàn kàn ， liáo liáo ， yòu hé cháng bù shì xué xí ne ？
      Wandering, watching, chin-wagging — aren't they ways of learning?
  5. adv
    placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a suggestion, interchangeable with 看一下.
    • 打電話給他看看。
      打电话给他看看。
      dǎ diàn huà gěi tā kàn kàn ．
      Try calling him.
  6. adv, colloquial
    pretty soon
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    让我看看那些照片。
    讓我看看那些照片。
    ràng wǒ kàn kan nà xiē zhào piàn 。
    • Let me have a look at those photos.
  2. Mandarin
    我想看看。
    我想看看。
    wǒ xiǎng kàn kan 。
    • I would like to see it.
    • I want to see it.
    • I want to see him.
    • I want to have a little look.
  3. Mandarin
    我爸爸坚持要我去那地方看看。
    我爸爸堅持要我去那地方看看。
    wǒ bà ba jiān chí yào wǒ qù nà dì fāng kàn kan 。
    • My father insisted that I should go to see the place.
  4. Mandarin
    演出真的很有意思，你该去看看的。
    演出真的很有意思，你該去看看的。
    yǎn chū zhēn de hěn yǒu yì si ， nǐ gāi qù kàn kan de 。
    • The show was very interesting. You should have seen it.
  5. Mandarin
    明天来看看我。
    明天來看看我。
    míng tiān lái kàn kàn wǒ 。
    • Come and see me tomorrow.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    这是我特意从法国给你们带回来的一些资料，你们好好看看。
    這是我特意從法國給你們帶回來的一些資料，你們好好看看。
    zhè shì wǒ tè yì cóng fǎ guó gěi nǐ men dài huí lái de yī xiē zī liào ， nǐ men hǎo hǎo kàn kàn ．
    • These are some materials that I brought back for you from France. Please take a look.
  2. Mandarin
    我想看看真正的中国到底是个什么样子。
    我想看看真正的中國到底是個什麼樣子。
    wǒ xiǎng kàn kàn zhēn zhèng de zhōng guó dào dǐ shì ge shén me yàng zǐ ．
    • I want to see what the real China is like.
  3. Mandarin
    打电话给他看看。
    打電話給他看看。
    dǎ diàn huà gěi tā kàn kàn ．
    • Try calling him.
  4. Mandarin
    我想看看真正的中国到底是个什么样子。
    我想看看真正的中國到底是個什麼樣子。
    wǒ xiǎng kàn kàn zhēn zhèng de zhōng guó dào dǐ shì ge shén me yàng zi ．
    • I want to see what the real China is like.
  5. Mandarin
    走走，看看，聊聊，又何尝不是学习呢？
    走走，看看，聊聊，又何嘗不是學習呢？
    zǒu zǒu ， kàn kàn ， liáo liáo ， yòu hé cháng bù shì xué xí ne ？
    • Wandering, watching, chin-wagging — aren't they ways of learning?