休克 (xiū kè) — shock (medical condition); to go into shock

Definition

A medical loanword for 'shock' (a dangerous physical condition from blood loss, injury, etc.). Unlike 震惊 or 震撼 — emotional/figurative shock — 休克 is strictly clinical and physical.

shock (medical condition)to go into shock
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Examples

  • 休克
    Tā shī xuè guò duō, chū xiàn le xiū kè.
    He lost too much blood and went into shock.
  • 休克
    Yī shēng zhèng zài qiǎng jiù xiū kè bìng rén.
    The doctor is rescuing a patient in shock.
  • 休克
    xiū kè Shì yì zhǒng wēi xiǎn de zhèng zhuàng.
    Shock is a dangerous symptom.

Origin

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

休 pairs 人 (man) with 木 (tree), showing a person leaning against a tree to rest.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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