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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

救救我！
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