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救救

jiùjiù
verb #2,433

Meanings

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

Characters

救
jiù
to save; to rescue
Reduplication of 救 makes it sound more urgent and pleading.

Examples

HSK 1
救救我！
Jiùjiù wǒ!
Save me!
HSK 1
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