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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

把握 [bǎwò]
  1. 1. verb grasp
    把握实质
    have a grasp of the facts
    把握时机
    seize the opportunity
  2. 2. noun certainty
    把握
    there is no certainty
    我对自己的未来毫无把握
    My future is very uncertain.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

把握 [bǎwò]
  1. 1. hold; grasp
    司机把握着方向盘。
    The driver was holding the steering wheel.
    透过现象,把握本质
    see through the phenomena to grasp the essence
    把握时机
    seize the opportunity; seize the right time
  2. 2. assurance; certainty
    他很有把握地回答了所有的问题。
    He answered all the questions with assurance.
    做这项工作,他很有把握
    He's quite sure he can do this job.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

把握 [bǎwò]
  1. 1. 握住;掌握
    把握战机。
  2. 2. 成功的依据或信心
    对取得胜利很有把握
    成功的把握不大。

Examples

透过现象,把握本质
see through the phenomena to grasp the essence
他很有把握地回答了所有的问题。
He answered all the questions with assurance.
有百分之百的把握
be a hundred percent sure; be absolutely certain
这部小说把握了我们时代的脉搏。
The novel throbs with the pulse of our times.
我有十二分的把握
I am more than 100 per cent sure.
浮生并非若梦,命运还靠自己把握
Life is not a dream, destiny is held in our own hands.
我们一定要把握好时机,打场漂亮的攻歼战。
We must take this good opportunity to fight an excellent eradication battle.

Collocations

把握方向盘
grip the steering wheel
把握
seize
把握机会
seize opportunities
把握
seize
把握性大
to gain more confidence in something
多大把握
What are the chances of succeeding?
好好把握
seize
绝对的把握
absolute certainty
把握
have confidence

Word Decomposition


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[wò]

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