控制 kòngzhì to control
How to remember 控制: 控 to accuse + 制 system = to control.
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How it is used
- To control / keep in check - 控制情绪 (kòngzhì qíngxù) control one's emotions; 控制成本 keep costs down.
- Broad: managing systems, self, quantities, situations. 失控 (shīkòng) = to lose control; 遥控 = remote control.
- Distinguish from 管理 (guǎnlǐ, to manage/administer, organizational) - 控制 stresses restraining or steering to keep within limits.
Example sentences
- 控制住自己！ Kòngzhì zhù zìjǐ!Control yourself!
- 控制住自己。 Kòngzhì zhù zìjǐ.Control yourself.
- 我控制住了。 Wǒ kòngzhì zhù le.I've got things under control.