控制
kòngzhì
to control
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 司机突然失去了对车辆的控制。The driver suddenly lost control of the vehicle.
- 我们要学会控制自己的情绪。We must learn to control our own emotions.
Collocations
控制情绪失去控制控制成本控制局面
Mnemonic
控 kòng "to pull/hold" + 制 zhì "to restrain": to hold and restrain, i.e. to control. 控 has the hand radical 扌; 制 has the knife 刂. Note: do not confuse with the Korean cognate gongje "deduction"; Chinese 控制 simply means to control.
Related
操控掌控支配失控
Quick check
What does 失去控制 mean?