搏
bó HSK7

seize

搏 bó
beat verb
to beat, throb, or pulsate, specifically in reference to the heart or pulse

他的心脏正在有力地搏动。

tā de xīn​zàng zhèng​zài yǒu​lì de bó dòng.

His heart is beating powerfully.

fight verb
to fight, combat, or engage in a physical or metaphorical struggle

人生能有几回搏，此时不努力更待何时？

rén​shēng néng yǒu jǐ huí bó, cǐ​shí bù nǔ​lì gèng dài hé​shí?

How many chances do you get in life to give it your all? If you don't work hard now, then when?

seize verb
to seize, pounce on, or grab hold of, often referring to a predator catching prey

狮子搏兔，亦用全力。

shī​zi bó tù, yì yòng quán​lì.

Even when a lion hunts a rabbit, it uses its full strength.

Frequency
Character
Written text
2,372nd most common 22.7 per million
Movie subtitles
1,975th most common 20.1 per million appears in 10% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
6.62 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
13.0 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Strokes
13
Unicode
U+640F

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)