求求

qiúqiú

Traditional: 求求

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Translation

I beg you, please please

Word origin

A reduplication of 求, to beg or seek, with doubling adding urgency and pleading. It means to beg earnestly.

Origin
reduplicated compound
Root
求 (qiú, beg) doubled

Stroke order

Stroke order for 求

Stroke order for 求

Examples

I beg you, please help me.

Please please do not go.

She begged everyone to forgive him.

I beg you, listen to me.

The child begged Mum to take him along.

求求 (qiúqiú) means I beg you, please please. Doubling 求 makes the plea more desperate, as in 求求你.

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This word is part of lesson 24.