xiū kèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(medicine) (loanword) shock; to go into shock
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Original source entry:

休克 休克 [xiu1 ke4] /(medicine) (loanword) shock; to go into shock/

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  • 休
    xiū

    to rest / to stop doing sth for a period of time / to cease / (imperative) don't

    Xiū

    surname Xiu

  • 克
    kè

    to be able to / to subdue / to restrain / to overcome / gram / Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares / to overthrow

    Kè

    abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Kè luó dì yà], Croatia / (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Kè luó āi xī yà], Croatia / Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God

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