把握(bǎ wò): to grasp (also fig.)
HSK 32 characters
to grasp (also fig.)
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- bǎ wò
- Meaning
- to grasp (also fig.)
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
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Example sentences
How 把握 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
买房要量力而行，但也要把握时机。
mǎi fáng yào liàng lì ér xíng dàn yě yào bǎ wò shí jī
One needs to buy a house that's within one's means, but one also needs to grasp an opportunity.
勇气是一个奇怪的东西：没有任何人对它有把握
yǒng qì shì yī gè qí guài de dōng xī méi yǒu rèn hé rén duì tā yǒu bǎ wò
Courage is a strange thing: One can never be sure of it.
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