休克

xiūkè

noun HSK 7-9 #9,999

Meanings

1 shock
2 to go into shock

Characters

to rest; to cease

A phonetic borrowing from English 'shock.' The characters were chosen for sound, not meaning.

Examples

HSK 3

医生说他有休克的危险。

Yīshēng shuō tā yǒu xiūkè de wēixiǎn.

The doctor said he was at risk of going into shock.

HSK 6

伤者因大量失血而休克。

Shāngzhě yīn dàliàng shīxuè ér xiūkè.

The injured person went into shock from heavy blood loss.

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history

休克 is a transliteration of English 'shock,' borrowed into Chinese medical terminology in the early 20th century. The characters are purely phonetic - 休 ('rest') and 克 ('overcome') have no connection to the meaning.

Stroke Order

休 xiū

克 kè