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休克

xiūkè

shock; to go into shock

A rescuer checks the pulse of a person lying on a stretcher
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Characters in this word

休 xiū

Strokes
6
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 木 tree
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 休

克 kè

Strokes
7
Radical
儿 — son, child
Made of
十 ten, tenth 兄 elder brother
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 伤者因大量失血进入休克状态,必须立即输血并控制出血。 Shāngzhě yīn dàliàng shīxuè jìnrù xiūkè zhuàngtài, bìxū lìjí shūxuè bìng kòngzhì chūxuè. The injured person went into shock from heavy blood loss and required immediate transfusion and bleeding control.
  • 病人突然休克,医生们立刻开始抢救。 Bìngrén tūrán xiūkè, yīshēngmen lìkè kāishǐ qiǎngjiù. The patient suddenly went into shock, and the doctors immediately began resuscitation.
  • 天太热,他中暑后差点休克,幸好喝了盐水。 Tiān tài rè, tā zhòngshǔ hòu chàdiǎn xiūkè, xìnghǎo hēle yánshuǐ. It was too hot outside; after heatstroke he nearly went into shock, but luckily he drank some salt water.

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