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失控

shī kòng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

失控 (shī kòng) means "to go out of control". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 失控 means

1. to go out of control

The characters in 失控

• 失shīto lose; to miss; to fail
• 控kòngto control; to accuse; to charge

Example sentences

• 事情要失控了。
  Shìqing yào shīkòng le.
  Things are getting out of control.
• 他会酒后失控。
  Tā huì jiǔhòu shīkòng.
  He is out of control when drunk.
• 情况要失控了。
  We're losing control of the situation.
• 他醉酒后会失控。
  He is out of control when drunk.
• 这个机器人失控了。
  Zhège jīqìrén shīkòng le.
  The robot went out of control.

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read shī kòng correctly.
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