控 (kòng) — (bound form) control; dominate; (bound form) accuse; charge; (bound form) turn upside down; drain
Definition
控 (kòng) is a bound morpheme that only appears in compounds. Common clusters: 控告/指控 (accuse, formal/written), 控制 (control), 控干 (drain by tipping over). It never stands alone as a verb.
bound form
(bound form) controldominate(bound form) accusecharge(bound form) turn upside downdrain
Examples
- 。Tā wú fǎ kòng zhì zì jǐ de qíng xù.He couldn't control his emotions.
- 。Shòu hài zhě kòng gào tā qī zhà.The victim accused him of fraud.
- ，控。Bǎ píng zi dǎo guò lái, kòng gān lǐ miàn de shuǐ.Turn the bottle upside down to drain the water inside.
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