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把握

bǎ wò 3–4

to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)

HSK level
HSK 3
HSK 2.0 level 5 · HSK 3.0 level 3
Characters
2
把 · 握
Syllables
2
bǎ wò
Frequency
Less common
corpus count 3,068

Part of speech: v,vn,n

Character by character

  • 把bǎ7 strokesHSK 3hold, take; guard; regard as
  • 握wò12 strokesHSK 3grasp, hold fast, take by hand

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 把握. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

  • 把bǎHSK 3

    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 + {noun} + {verb})

  • 掌握zhǎng wòHSK 5

    to 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

  • 握wòHSK 5

    to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control; classifier: a handful

  • 握手wò shǒuHSK 3

    to shake hands

  • 把手bǎ shouHSK 7

    handle; grip; knob

  • 把戏bǎ xì

    acrobatics; jugglery; trick; ploy

  • 一把手yī bǎ shǒuHSK 7

    working hand; member of a work team; participant; the boss (short form of 手)

  • 把柄bǎ bǐngHSK 7

    handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb

  • 把关bǎ guānHSK 7

    to guard a pass; to check on sth

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