Chinese word

失控

Pronunciation

Pinyinshī kòng

Meaning

  • verblose control

Example

车子突然失控，我们都很害怕。chē zi tū rán shī kòng wǒ men dōu hěn hài pà

The car suddenly lost control, and we were all scared.

Illustration for 失控 (lose control)

More examples

看到那条新闻，他的情绪失控了。kàn dào nà tiáo xīn wén tā de qíng xù shī kòng le

When he saw that news, his emotions got out of control.

Core concept

A person or system can no longer keep an ongoing action within its intended limits.

Common phrases

  • 情绪失控qíng xù shī kòng

    emotions get out of control

  • 车辆失控chē liàng shī kòng

    vehicle goes out of control

  • 局势失控jú shì shī kòng

    situation goes out of control

Similar words

失去控制shī qù kòng zhì: Lose the control previously held over something, making independent management impossible.
无法控制wú fǎ kòng zhì: Be impossible to control from outside through restraint or operation.
失灵shī líng: Stop working properly, so a machine or device no longer performs as expected.

Definition in Chinese

对某物或某过程的掌控力丧失，表现为不能按预期或按计划加以控制的状态。duì mǒu wù huò mǒu guò chéng de zhǎng kòng lì sàng shī biǎo xiàn wèi bù néng àn yù qī huò àn jì huà jiā yǐ kòng zhì de zhuàng tài

Word origin

失 (shī, "lose") + 控 (kòng, "control") forms a compact verb for the loss of control over a vehicle, process, or group.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, 失控了 (shīkòng le, "has gone out of control") marks a change into this state and often follows a sudden event.

Other meanings

  • out of controladjective
  • run wildverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 失控感shī kòng gǎnsense of losing controlnoun
  • 失控状态shī kòng zhuàng tàistate of being out of controlnoun

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