How to Say ‘Take a look’ in Traditional Chinese
看一下
kàn yī xià
[kahn ee shya]
💬 Usage Tip: Adding 一下 after a verb makes the action quick and casual: 等一下 "wait a moment", 問一下 "ask quickly". Note 一 is said (yí) here, because 下 has a falling tone.
Phrase Breakdown
看
kàn
[kahn]
to look; to see
Often used after 給 to mean showing something for others to see.
這些照片我先給你們看。
I'll show you these photos first.
一下
yī xià
[ee shya]
a bit; for a moment
A softening phrase that makes a request sound more polite and casual.
麻煩你等一下，我想看一下地圖。
Please wait a moment; I want to look at the map.
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