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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    v.grasp; master; have a good command of; know well

    • nǐ zhǎng wò zhè xiàng jì néng le ma

      掌握技能

      Have you mastered this skill?

    • tā duì zhè xiē wèn tí zhǎng wò de hěn quán miàn

      这些问题掌握全面

      He has a sound grasp of the issues.

    • wéi yǒu nǔ lì xué xí cái néng zhǎng wò wài yǔ

      唯有努力学习掌握外语

      One can grasp a foreign language only if he studies hard.

    • zhǎng wò zhòng diǎn

      掌握重点

      give priority to the most important aspects

  • 2

    v.control; hold; have in hand; preside over

    • nà xiē pàn tú yǐ zhǎng wò gāi zhèn

      那些叛徒掌握

      The rebels have seized control of the town.

    • tā zhǎng wò le zhè jiā gōng sī

      掌握公司

      He controled this company.

    • zhè ge zhèng dǎng yǐ zhǎng wò dà quán èr shí duō nián

      这个政党掌握二十

      The party has kept its tenacious hold on power for more than twenty years.

    • zhǎng wò dòu zhēng fāng xiàng

      掌握斗争方向

      direct the outcome of the battle

Word usage

  • Note
    "掌握" is different from "把握". As a verb, "把握" means "be able to control it", and is often used with "方向" and "时机"; "掌握" menas "be able to use it freely because of familiarity", and is often used with "技术" and "规律".