控制

kòngzhì

verb HSK 5 #592

Meanings

To control and regulate - to keep something under your command.

HSK 5

政府采取措施控制物价。

Zhèngfǔ cǎiqǔ cuòshī kòngzhì wùjià.

The government took measures to control prices.

HSK 6

你要学会控制自己的情绪。

Nǐ yào xuéhuì kòngzhì zìjǐ de qíngxù.

You need to learn to control your emotions.

HSK 7-9

火势已经得到了控制。

Huǒshì yǐjīng dédào le kòngzhì.

The fire has been brought under control.

usage

Common collocations: 控制情绪 (control emotions), 控制局面 (control the situation), 遥控 (remote control). 失控 = to lose control.

控 kòng

制 zhì