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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

掌握 [zhǎngwò]
  1. 1. verb control
    掌握一门新技术
    master a new skill

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

掌握 [zhǎngwò]
  1. 1. grasp; master; know well
    掌握一门外国语
    have a good command of a foreign language
    掌握现代生产技能和科学知识
    master modern techniques of production and scientific knowledge
  2. 2. have in hand; take into one's hands; control
    掌握主动权
    have the initiative in one's hands
    掌握自己的命运
    take one's destiny into one's own hands; be master of one's own destiny

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

掌握 [zhǎngwò]
  1. 1. 熟悉并能自由运用
    掌握规律。
  2. 2. 控制;主持
    掌握尺寸|
    掌握会场。

Examples

掌握兵权
hold military power
批评要注意掌握分寸。
Don't go too far in criticism.
炒菜掌握火候很重要。
Heat control is very important in stir-frying.
掌握三门技术
master three skills
这台机器看起来复杂,其实不难掌握
This machine looks complicated, but it's really not difficult to operate.
掌握权柄
be in power; be in the saddle
时间掌握得好
beautiful timing
掌握要领
grasp the essentials
掌握现代生产技能和科学知识
master modern techniques of production and scientific knowledge

Collocations

正确掌握
to master something properly
掌握
to take good control of something
掌握原则
to hold principles
掌握技术
to master a skill
掌握规律
to have a good grasp of the rules
掌握政权
to hold political power
掌握主动权
to take the initiative
尽在掌握
to be in one's hand; to hold
掌握在手中
to be in one's hand; to hold
牢牢掌握
to hold onto sth. tightly

Word Decomposition


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