Chinese · Day 12 · Word Reduplication
看看
kàn kānPinyin
to have a look / to check out briefly
verb (reduplicated)
A reduplicated single-syllable verb (AA pattern) used to indicate a brief, casual action or an attempt to verify something. The second syllable naturally transitions into a light, unstressed neutral tone.
In a sentence
行者笑道： 「二位，你把宝贝借我看看。」
xíng zhě xiào dào èr wèi nǐ bǎ bǎo bèi jiè wǒ kàn kàn
Xingzhe laughed and said, "You two, lend me the treasures so I can have a look."