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把握

bǎ wò · ba wo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to grasp (also fig.)
  2. to seize
  3. to hold
  4. assurance
  5. certainty
  6. sure (of the outcome)
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How sure are you?

  1. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)比赛(bǐsài)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)把握(bǎwò)吗(ma)？

    You have a match tomorrow. Are you confident?

  2. Liangliang

    当然(dāngrán)有(yǒu)把握(bǎwò)！

    Of course I am!

  3. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)多大(duōdà)把握(bǎwò)？

    How confident exactly?

  4. Liangliang

    百分之九十九(bǎifēnzhījiǔshíjiǔ)。

    Ninety-nine percent.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)剩下(shèngxià)的(de)一(yī)呢(ne)？

    And the remaining one?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)还(hái)不知道(bùzhīdào)比赛(bǐsài)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)。

    I still do not know where the match is.

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2 examples
01

买(mǎi)房(fáng)要(yào)量(liàng)力(lì)而(ér)行(xíng)，但(dàn)也(yě)要(yào)把(bǎ)握(wò)时(shí)机(jī)。

One needs to buy a house that's within one's means, but one also needs to grasp an opportunity.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)很(hěn)后(hòu)悔(huǐ)当(dāng)时(shí)没(méi)有(yǒu)把(bǎ)握(wò)机(jī)会(huì)认(rèn)识(shi)她(tā)。

I regret missing the chance to meet her.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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把
bǎ

to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate

握
wò

to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist)

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