掌握
zhǎng​wò HSK5

to control

掌握 zhǎng​wò
to control verb
To have something in hand or under one's power; to seize or manage a situation, opportunity, or destiny.

我很难掌握自己的脾气。

wǒ hěn nán zhǎng​wò zì​jǐ de pí​qi.

I find it hard to control my temper.

你不能把法律掌握在自己手中。

nǐ bù​néng bǎ fǎ​lǜ zhǎng​wò zài zì​jǐ shǒu zhōng.

You cannot take the law into your own hands.

to master verb
To understand something well and know how to use it; to have a good command of a skill or language.

其他人已经掌握了一门新语言甚至买了第二套房子。

qí​tā rén yǐ​jing zhǎng​wò le yī mén xīn yǔ​yán shèn​zhì mǎi le dì'èr tào fáng​zi.

Others have mastered a new language or even bought a second home.

我还没有掌握这项技能。

wǒ hái​méi​yǒu zhǎng​wò zhè xiàng jì​néng.

I have not yet mastered this skill.

grasp
The state of being within one's power, authority, or reach

Frequency
Movie subtitles
38.4 per million appears in 16% of films
Written text
79.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 5

Cross-References

Synonym

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)