Control in Chinese
to control · HSK 5
控制
- 控 to control
- 制 system
他控制不住自己的情绪。 He couldn't control his emotions.
Other ways to say control
More words with 控 or 制
How do you say control in Chinese?
Control in Chinese is 控制 (kòng zhì). You can also say 左右 (zuǒ yòu), 按 (àn), 掌握 (zhǎng wò), 治 (zhì).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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