How to Say ‘Go see’ in Simplified Chinese
去看看
qù kàn kàn
[qù kànkàn]
💬 Usage Tip: [看看] is another light, casual doubled verb: it means "have a look" rather than a heavy "inspect." After [去], it often works like "go and..." as in [去看看] "go see" or [去聊聊] "go chat a bit."
Phrase Breakdown
去
qù
[qù]
to go
Indicates movement to a location.
我打算去看看是否有新衣服。
I plan to go see if there are new clothes.
看看
kàn kàn
[kànkàn]
to see
To look at or visit something briefly or casually.
我们去看看那家店吧。
Let's go have a look at that store.
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