救救

jiùjiù

verb #2,433

Meanings

1 save (someone)! (urgent plea)
2 help! rescue!

Characters

to save; to rescue

to save; to rescue

Reduplication of 救 makes it sound more urgent and pleading.

Examples

Jiùjiù wǒ!

Save me!

请你们救救这个孩子。

Qǐng nǐmen jiùjiù zhège háizi.

Please save this child.

Tips

grammar

Verb reduplication (救救) softens or makes a request more personal and pleading. Compare: 救我 (save me) vs. 救救我 (please save me — more desperate/emotional).

Stroke Order

救 jiù