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把握

Mandarin · pinyin bǎ wò

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把: bǎ · hold, take; guard; regard as
握: wò · grasp, hold fast, take by hand

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3–4 · ba3 wo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baa2 ak1

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verb

to grasp; to control; to seize
to have a firm hold on a situation; to be sure of something
to grasp; to know well
(archaic) to grasp with one's hands; to hold
(archaic) to join hands
(archaic) to shake hands

noun

assurance; certainty

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