看看
kàn kan
Pinyin

Definition

看看
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kàn kan
  1. to take a look at
  2. to examine
  3. to survey
  4. (coll.) pretty soon

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

看
kān
  1. 1 to look after
  2. 2 to take care of
  3. 3 to watch
  4. 4 to guard
看看
kàn kan
  1. 1 to take a look at
  2. 2 to examine
  3. 3 to survey
  4. 4 (coll.) pretty soon
好看
hǎo kàn
  1. 1 good-looking
  2. 2 nice-looking
  3. 3 good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)
  4. 4 embarrassed
  5. 5 humiliated
查看
chá kàn
  1. 1 to look over
  2. 2 to examine
  3. 3 to check up
  4. 4 to ferret out
看来
kàn lai
  1. 1 apparently
  2. 2 it seems that
看好
kān hǎo
  1. 1 to keep an eye on
看待
kàn dài
  1. 1 to look upon
  2. 2 to regard
看书
kàn shū
  1. 1 to read
  2. 2 to study
看见
kàn jiàn
  1. 1 to see
  2. 2 to catch sight of
观看
guān kàn
  1. 1 to watch
  2. 2 to view
中看
zhōng kàn
  1. 1 pleasant to the eye
  2. 2 Taiwan pr. [zhòng kàn]
乍看
zhà kàn
  1. 1 at first glance
来看
lái kàn
  1. 1 to come and see
  2. 2 to see a topic from a certain point of view
偷看
tōu kàn
  1. 1 to peep
  2. 2 to peek
  3. 3 to steal a glance
刮目相看
guā mù xiāng kàn
  1. 1 to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth
  2. 2 to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
参看
cān kàn
  1. 1 see also
  2. 2 please refer to
  3. 3 compare (cf.)
  4. 4 to consult for reference
另眼相看
lìng yǎn xiāng kàn
  1. 1 to treat sb favorably
  2. 2 to view in a new light
察看
chá kàn
  1. 1 to watch
  2. 2 to look carefully at
小看
xiǎo kàn
  1. 1 to look down on
  2. 2 to underestimate
探看
tàn kàn
  1. 1 to visit
  2. 2 to go to see what's going on

Idioms (11)

一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
吃着碗里，看着锅里
chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ
  1. 1 lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
  2. 2 not content with what one already has
  3. 3 (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
  1. 1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
看人下菜碟儿
kàn rén xià cài dié r5
  1. 1 (dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom)
  2. 2 not to treat everyone equally favorably
看人行事
kàn rén xíng shì
  1. 1 to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom)
看破红尘
kān pò hóng chén
  1. 1 to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
  2. 2 disillusioned with human society
  3. 3 to reject the world for a monastic life
看菜吃饭
kān cài chī fàn
  1. 1 to eat depending on the dish (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
  2. 2 to live within one's means
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
  2. 2 to act according to actual circumstances
  3. 3 to live within one's means
走马看花
zǒu mǎ kàn huā
  1. 1 lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
  2. 2 to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
雾里看花
wù lǐ kàn huā
  1. 1 lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision

Sample Sentences

媳妇儿啊，看看我们的小宝贝儿，这脸蛋儿多可爱！但他自个儿在这儿玩儿，好像有点儿孤单。我们再生个孩子，给他做个伴儿吧！
xífur a ，kànkan wǒmen de xiǎo bǎobèir5 ，zhè liǎndànr5 duō kěài ！dàn tā zìgěr5 zài zhèr5 wánr5 ，hǎoxiàng yǒudiǎnr5 gūdān 。wǒmen zài shēng ge háizi ，gěi tā zuò ge bàner ba ！
My dear, look at our little baby, what a cute face! But he’s playing here by himself, and he seems a little lonely. Let’s have another baby to keep him company!
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王总，这份合同草案请您过目，看看有哪里需要修改的。
Wángzǒng ，zhè fèn hétong cǎoàn qǐng nín guòmù ，kànkan yǒu nǎlǐ xūyào xiūgǎi de 。
Mr. Wang, please take a look at the contract draft, to see if there is anything needs to be revised.
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树爷爷那里。我想去看看他。
shù yéye nàlǐ 。wǒ xiǎng qù kànkan tā 。
Where Grandpa Tree is at. I want to go visit him.
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我看看他都发了些什么，有没有我能用的，我最近图库都枯竭了。
wǒ kànkan tā dōu fā le xiē shénme ，yǒuméiyǒu wǒ néng yòng de ，wǒ zuìjìn tú kù dōu kūjié le 。
Let me see what he sent, I may find them useful. I’ve exhausted my own library recently.
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别无病呻吟了。快看看这民意调查。
bié wúbìngshēnyín le 。kuài kànkan zhè mínyìdiàochá 。
Stop moaning. Look at this survey.
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左看看，右看看。
zuǒ kànkan ，yòu kànkan 。
Look left, look right.
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你看看你，马屁拍在马腿上。下次别这么常拍马屁了。
nǐ kànkan nǐ ，mǎpìpāizàimǎtuǐshang 。xiàcì bié zhème cháng pāimǎpì le 。
Look at yourself. You flattered your boss in the wrong way. Don’t flatter people that often.
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一起看看各国的减压妙招！
yīqǐ kànkan gèguó de jiǎnyā miàozhāo ！
Let’s explore the de-stress tactics of different countries!
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