Definition

1. Verb:
   • To control; to dominate: To exercise power, authority, or influence over someone or something, often to restrict their actions or freedom.
   • To restrain; to keep in check: To hold back or limit the development, movement, or intensity of something.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Lực lượng an ninh đã khống chế được tên khủng bố. (The security forces successfully restrained the terrorist.)
  • Đội nhà cố gắng khống chế trung lộ, không cho đối phương tấn công. (The home team tried to control the midfield, preventing the opponent from attacking.)
  • Chính phủ tìm cách khống chế lạm phát. (The government seeks to control inflation.)

Advanced Usage

• Military/Strategic Context: Often used to describe establishing control over an area, resource, or situation to gain a decisive advantage.
  • Máy bay không người lái giúp khống chế toàn bộ khu vực. (Drones help dominate the entire area.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kiểm soát (v): to control, to monitor. Focuses more on supervision and regulation.
• Chi phối (v): to dominate, to govern. Emphasizes influential control over decisions or outcomes.
• Kìm hãm (v): to inhibit, to hold back. Focuses on restraining development or progress.

Synonyms

• Control: To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over.
• Restrain: To hold back from action; to keep in check.
• Dominate: To have a commanding influence on; to exert control over.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Khống chế tình hình: to control/get the situation under control.
  • Cảnh sát nhanh chóng có mặt để khống chế tình hình. (The police quickly arrived to get the situation under control.)
• Bị khống chế: to be under control/domination.
  • Đối thủ hoàn toàn bị khống chế về thế trận. (The opponent was completely dominated in terms of game strategy.)

verb

1. to restrain; to control; to dominate