掌握

zhǎng wò

HSK level: HSK 5

Meaning

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

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掌zhǎngin charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot尚手握wòto grasp, to hold, to take by the hand扌屋

Examples

掌握一门外语很难。

zhǎng wò yī mén wài yǔ hěn nán。

Mastering a foreign language is difficult.

汤姆掌握了三种语言。

Tāng mǔ zhǎng wò le sān zhǒng yǔ yán。

Tom is fluent in three languages.

要掌握法语一点都不容易。

yào zhǎng wò Fǎ yǔ yī diǎn dōu bù róng yì。

It's not at all easy to master French.