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失控

shī kòng · shi kong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to go out of control
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  1. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)的(de)遥控车(yáokòngchē)失控(shīkòng)了(le)！

    Oh no, my remote-control car has gone out of control!

  2. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)失控(shīkòng)的(de)？你(nǐ)按(àn)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    How did it go out of control? What did you press?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)什么(shénme)都(dōu)没(méi)按(àn)，它(tā)往(wǎng)树(shù)后面(hòumian)跑(pǎo)了(le)。

    I pressed nothing. It ran behind the tree.

  4. Dengdeng

    快(kuài)追(zhuī)！

    Quick, chase it!

  5. Liangliang

    不用(bùyòng)了(le)，一(yī)位(wèi)老爷爷(lǎoyéye)把(bǎ)它(tā)捡起来(jiǎnqǐlai)了(le)。

    No need, an old man picked it up.

  6. Dengdeng

    太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)，老爷爷(lǎoyéye)还(hái)在(zài)笑(xiào)呢(ne)。

    Great, and the old man is smiling.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)机(jī)器(qì)人(rén)失(shī)控(kòng)了(le)。

The robot went out of control.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汽(qì)车(chē)在(zài)冰(bīng)面(miàn)上(shàng)突(tū)然(rán)失(shī)控(kòng)，撞(zhuàng)上(shàng)了(le)护(hù)栏(lán)。

The car suddenly went out of control on the ice and hit the guardrail.

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