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看看

Mandarin · pinyin kàn kan

to take a look at
to examine
to survey
(coll.) pretty soon

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看: kàn · look, see; examine, scrutinize

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4–5 · kan4 kan5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hon3 hon3

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verb

to glance at; to take a quick look at; to have a look-see; to thumb through (a book, etc.)
to examine and survey; to see
to visit; to call on
to see the sights

adv

placed after a verb or a verb phrase to indicate a trial, interchangeable with 看一下.
(literary) gradually
(colloquial) pretty soon

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