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掌握
zhǎngwò
to grasp (often fig.)- Character structure
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掌握
掌握 (zhǎngwò) is an HSK 5 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is to grasp (often fig.); depending on context, it can also mean to control or to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny). Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.
01to grasp (often fig.)
02to control
03to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)
04to master
掌握
掌握一门外语很难。Zhǎng wò yì mén wài yǔ hěn nán。
Mastering a foreign language is difficult.
要掌握法语一点都不容易。Yào zhǎng wò fǎ yǔ yì diǎn dōu bù róng yì。
It's not at all easy to master French.
很难在2、3年内掌握法语。Hěn nán zài 2、 3 nián nèi zhǎng wò fǎ yǔ。
It's quite difficult to master French in 2 or 3 years.
Practise writing
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