休克 Traditional form: 休克 Pinyin (reading): xiūkè Definitions: shock (loanword) to go into shock Characters: 休 - to rest; to stop; to retire 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations Traditional characters: 休 - to rest; to stop; to retire 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations