看看

看看

1. to glance at; to take a quick look at; to have a look-see; to thumb through (a book, etc.)

   走走，看看，聊聊，又何嘗不是學習呢？ [MSC, trad.]
   走走，看看，聊聊，又何尝不是学习呢？ [MSC, simp.]

   Zǒuzǒu, kànkàn, liáoliáo, yòu hécháng bùshì xuéxí ne? [Pinyin]

   Wandering, watching, chin-wagging — aren't they ways of learning?

   這是我特意從法國給你們帶回來的一些資料，你們好好看看。 [MSC, trad.]
   这是我特意从法国给你们带回来的一些资料，你们好好看看。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè shì wǒ tèyì cóng Fǎguó gěi nǐmen dài huílái de yīxiē zīliào, nǐmen hǎohǎo kànkàn. [Pinyin]

   These are some materials that I brought back for you from France. Please take a look.

2. to examine and survey; to see

   我想看看真正的中國到底是個什麼樣子。 [MSC, trad.]
   我想看看真正的中国到底是个什么样子。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ xiǎng kànkàn zhēnzhèng de Zhōngguó dàodǐ shì ge shénme yàngzi. [Pinyin]

   I want to see what the real China is like.

3. to visit; to call on
4. to see the sights

看看

1. placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a suggestion, interchangeable with 看一下.

   打電話給他看看。／打电话给他看看。  ―  Dǎ diànhuà gěi tā kànkàn.  ―  Try calling him.

2. (colloquial) pretty soon

If the verb is a reduplicated monosyllabic verb, 看 is used instead: e.g., 試試看, 嘗嘗看.