醒醒 (xǐng xǐng) — Wake up! (imperative, reduplicated form of 醒) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

醒醒 (xǐng xǐng) is the reduplicated, urgent form of 醒, used as an imperative to tell someone to wake up — adds a sense of 'hey, wake up!' rather than stating the fact of waking.

bound form

Wake up! (imperative, reduplicated form of 醒)

Examples

醒醒！。
Gǎn jǐn xǐng xǐng! mǎ shàng yào chū fā le.
Hurry up and wake up! We're about to leave.
醒醒，。
Nǐ gāi xǐng xǐng le, bù rán yào chí dào.
You should wake up, or you'll be late.
醒醒！。
xǐng xǐng! Tiān dū liàng le.
Wake up! It's already broad daylight.

Origin

Reduplicated word

构词法gòucífǎ

重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

醒醒 repeats 醒 as a direct call to wake up.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

酉星醒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒualcohol

Sound part声符shēngfú

星

星xīng醒xǐng

Same sound today

醒 combines 酉, which stands for alcohol, with 星, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

酉星醒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒualcohol

Sound part声符shēngfú

星

星xīng醒xǐng

Same sound today

醒 combines 酉, which stands for alcohol, with 星, which gives the sound.

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.