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掌握 (zhǎng wò): Grasp (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 5

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Character Breakdown

掌 • zhǎng • palm of the hand

zhǎng掌

palm of the hand

Word Info

Pinyinzhǎng wò

Meaninggrasp; master; know well

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握 • wò • to hold in the hand; to grasp

wò握

to hold in the hand; to grasp

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 掌握.

傍晚bàng wǎntowards evening; at nightfall; at dusk
报到bào dàoreport for duty; check in; register
匆忙cōng mánghastily; in a hurry
包括bāo kuòinclude
独立dú lìstand alone; independent; on one's own
爱护ài hùcare; cherish; take good care of
不安bù ānuneasy; unsettled; unstable
程度chéng dùlevel; degree; extent
保险bǎo xiǎnguarantee; insurance
大型dà xínglarge-scale
打喷嚏dǎ pēn tìto sneeze
地区dì qūarea; district; region

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 掌握.

Words with 掌

掌声zhǎng shēngapplause
鼓掌gǔ zhǎngapplaud
巴掌bā zhǎngSlap
手掌

shǒu zhǎng

Palm (of the hand)

掌管zhǎng guǎnBe in charge of / Manage

掌舵zhǎng duòsteer; helm

击掌jī zhǎnghigh-five, clap hands

掌心zhǎng xīnpalm (of the hand)

Words with 握

把握bǎ wòto grasp; to hold; seize
握手wò shǒuto shake hands
在握zài wòin one's grasp, under control
握住wò zhùto grasp; to hold firmly
握有wò yǒuto hold; to possess
握紧wò jǐnto grip tightly
紧握jǐn wòto grip tightly
有把握yǒu bǎ wòconfident; sure; certain

4.

How to Use 掌握 in Sentences

Adverb + Verb

nán难

yǐ以

zhǎng掌

wò握

neutral

hard to master

wán完

quán全

zhǎng掌

wò握

neutral

fully master

Verb + Complementwith好

zhǎng掌

wò握

de得

hǎo好

Verb + Object

zhǎng掌

wò握

zhī知

shì识

5.

Example Sentences with 掌握

wǒ我

zhǎng掌

wò握

le了

zhè这

ge个

neutral

Spoken

master well

neutral

master knowledge

zhǎng掌

wò握

zhǔ主

dòng动

quán权

formal

seize the initiative

dān单

cí词

。

I have mastered this word.

tā他

hěn很

kuài快

zhǎng掌

wò握

le了

zhè这

mén门

xīn新

jì技

shù术

de的

shǐ使

yòng用

fāng方

fǎ法

。

He quickly mastered how to use this new technology.

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

zhǎng掌

wò握

le了

hé核

xīn心

jì技

shù术

，

hái还

tuī推

dòng动

le了

zhěng整

gè个

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

jìn进

zhǎn展

。

He not only mastered the core technology but also advanced the progress of the entire project.

tā他

zhǎng掌

wò握

le了

yóu游

yǒng泳

de的

jì技

qiǎo巧

。

He has mastered the skill of swimming.

wèi为

le了

zhǎng掌

wò握

zhè这

mén门

yǔ语

yán言

，

tā她

měi每

tiān天

jiān坚

chí持

liàn练

xí习

。

To master this language, she practices every day.