掌握

Pinyin: zhǎngwò

to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)

Example sentence

掌握一门外语很难。

Zhǎngwò yī mén wàiyǔ hěn nán.

Mastering a foreign language is difficult.

Tatoeba · gumblex ↗

What 掌握 means

掌握 (zhǎngwò) is a Chinese word meaning “to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)”. It appears in the HSK 5 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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