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Usages of kànkan
周末 我 不 想 留 在 城里， 只 想 回 老家 看看 爷爷 奶奶。zhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng liú zài chénglǐ, zhǐ xiǎng huí lǎojiā kànkan yéye nǎinai.
On weekends I don’t want to stay in the city; I just want to go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents.
我们 周末 去 图书馆 看看 那 本 小说 吧。wǒmen zhōumò qù túshūguǎn kànkan nà běn xiǎoshuō ba.
Let’s go to the library this weekend and take a look at that novel.
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