休克 xiūkè (loanword) shock
(medicine) (loanword) shock; to go into shock
How to remember 休克: 休 rest + 克 gram = (loanword) shock.
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How it is used
- Medical shock (circulatory collapse) - 病人失血过多,出现休克 (bìngrén shīxuè guòduō, chūxiàn xiūkè) the patient lost too much blood and went into shock.
- A loanword ('shock'); strictly the medical condition, not emotional shock.
- For being emotionally shocked use 震惊 (zhènjīng) or 吓 (xià); 休克 is losing consciousness from physical trauma.