No. 52 in Chinese
看
"看" means "to look," "to watch," or "to see."
In a sentence
我在窗边看风景。
I am looking at the scenery by the window.
Here, '看' is used to mean 'look at' or 'observe' something with one's eyes.
看，你的书掉在地上了。
Look, your book has fallen on the ground.
In this case, '看' acts as an imperative, drawing attention to something.
这本书值得看看。
This book is worth taking a look at.
Here, '看' is used in a repeating form '看看', meaning 'look at' or 'check out' in a casual or exploratory manner.
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