醒醒 (xǐng xǐng) — Wake up! (imperative, reduplicated form of 醒)

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.

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