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How to Say ‘I am just looking.’ in Traditional Chinese

我先看看。

wǒ xiān kàn kàn

[waw shyen kahn kahn]

💬 Usage Tip: [先] means "first / for now," so [我先看看] literally means "I'll look first for now." It's a natural way to say you're just browsing without committing to buy.

Phrase Breakdown

[waw]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used when speaking about your own action.

Example

我先看看,等一下再決定。

I'll look first and decide later.

xiān

[shyen]

first

Used to say you will do something before anything else.

Example

我先看看,不急著買。

I'll look first; I'm not in a hurry to buy.

看看

kàn kàn

[kahn kahn]

have a look

A softer, casual reduplicated form of 看, often used in shopping.

Example

我先看看,有需要再問你。

I'll take a look first; if I need anything, I'll ask you.

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