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瞧瞧 (qiáo qiao) — to take a look, to have a glance (colloquial, suggesting a brief or casual action)

Definition

Reduplicated 瞧 — an emphatic, casual 'have a look', often inviting or reacting in conversation. Colloquial and friendlier than 看.

verb
to take a lookto have a glance (colloquial, suggesting a brief or casual action)

Examples

  • 瞧瞧。
    Nǐ guò lái qiáo qiao zhè ge.
    Come over and take a look at this.
  • 瞧瞧。
    Ràng wǒ qiáo qiao nǐ de xīn shǒu jī.
    Let me have a look at your new phone.
  • 瞧瞧。
    Děng wǒ qiáo qiao zài shuō.
    Wait for me to take a look, and then we'll talk.

Origin

Reduplicated word
构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

瞧qiáolook
瞧qiáolook

瞧 means look, and the doubled form suggests a brief or casual glance.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
目目mùeye
Sound part声符shēngfú
焦
焦jiāo瞧qiáo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 目 is an eye, and the right part 焦 gives the character's sound.

Open 瞧 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
目目mùeye
Sound part声符shēngfú
焦
焦jiāo瞧qiáo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 目 is an eye, and the right part 焦 gives the character's sound.

Open 瞧 →
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