Chinese

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to rest
gram; subdue; to restrain
gram; subdue; to restrain; to overcome
 
simp. and trad.
(休克)
Literally: “stopped and subdued”.

Etymology

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Phono-semantic matching of English shock.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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休克

  1. (medicine) shock
    過敏性休克过敏性休克  ―  guòmǐnxìng xiūkè  ―  anaphylactic shock

Derived terms

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Verb

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休克

  1. (medicine) to go into shock