Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

掌握

zhǎngwò

ㄓㄤˇ ㄨㄛˋ

  1. 1to grasp (often fig.)
  2. 2to control
  3. 3to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)
  4. 4to master
  5. 5to know well
  6. 6to understand sth well and know how to use it
  7. 7fluency
Example

掌握一門外語很難。

zhǎngwò yì mén wàiyǔ hěn nán

Mastering a foreign language is difficult.

Keep 掌握 and it comes back until you know it.

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