休克

xiūkè

noun HSK 7 #9,999

Meanings

1 shock (medical)
2 to go into shock

Characters

to rest; to cease

to overcome (here: phonetic)

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

Examples

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.

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.

Tips

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