去看 (qùkàn) — To see in Mandarin
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#1379 most common word
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
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去看 is pronounced qùkàn. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Wǒ xiǎng qù kàn diànyǐng.
I want to go see a movie.
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What does 去看 mean?+
去看 (qùkàn) means "To see" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 去看?+
去看 is pronounced qùkàn. It uses the tone 4 (falling). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 去看 in Mandarin?+
去看 is the #1379 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
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