Word information
Simplified把握
Traditional把握
Pinyinbǎwò
Part of speech动、名
HSK 3.05
HSK 2.05
Chinese word dictionary
把握
bǎwò · to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)
Character breakdown
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How to learn 把握
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把bǎ
to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
握wòto hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control; classifier: a handful
握手wòshǒuto shake hands
掌握zhǎngwòto grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency
把柄bǎbǐnghandle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb
把关bǎguānto guard a pass; to check on sth