Dictionary/掌握

掌握

zhǎng wò

ㄓㄤˇ ㄨㄛˋ
VHSK 5TOCFL L3core 10k
1to grasp (often fig.)
2to control
3to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)
4to master
5to know well
6to understand sth well and know how to use it
7fluency

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Example

zhǎng wò掌握yī一mén门wài yǔ外语hěn很nán难。
掌握一门外语很难。
Mastering a foreign language is difficult.