把握 bǎ wò

to grasp (also fig.)

HSK 52 characters
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How 把握 is written

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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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