失控 (shī kòng) — to go out of control, to lose control
Definition
失控 means something has slipped out of control — the negative outcome of 控制 failing. Used for vehicles, emotions, fires, situations.
verb
to go out of controlto lose control
Examples
- 失控，。Qì chē shī kòng, zhuàng shàng le yì kē shù.The car went out of control and hit a tree.
- 失控，。Tā tū rán qíng xù shī kòng, duì zhe rén dà shēng hǎn.He suddenly lost control.of his emotions and screamed at people.
- 失控，。Yào shi huǒ shì shī kòng, hòu guǒ huì hěn yán zhòng.If the fire goes out of control, the consequences will be severe.
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