惊厥 (jīng jué) — to faint from fear or shock; (medical) to have convulsions
Definition
Medical term combining 'shock/startle' (惊) with 'convulsion' (厥): fainting from sudden fright or, clinically, seizures/convulsions (e.g., febrile convulsions in children).
verb
to faint from fear or shock(medical) to have convulsions
Examples
- 惊厥。Tā tīng dào nà ge xiāo xi hòu dāng chǎng jīng jué le.She fainted from shock on the spot after hearing the news.
- 惊厥，。Hái zi fā gāo shāo shí kě néng huì jīng jué, xū yào mǎ shàng sòng yī.Children with a high fever may have convulsions and need to be taken to the hospital immediately.
- 惊厥。Zhè zhǒng yào néng yǒu xiào kòng zhì jīng jué zhèng zhuàng.This medication can effectively control convulsion symptoms.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side
Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.
The fright expressed by 惊 and the collapse expressed by 厥 together describe convulsions or fainting from shock.
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