# 掌握 (zhǎngwò)

In Mandarin Chinese, 掌握 (zhǎngwò) means “to grasp (fig.); to master; to control”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to grasp (fig.); to master; to control
- Pinyin: zhǎngwò (zhang3 wo4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 他已经掌握了两门外语。
  Tā yǐjīng zhǎngwò le liǎng mén wàiyǔ.
  He has already mastered two foreign languages.

## Characters

- 掌 (zhǎng): palm of the hand; sole of the foot
- [握](https://hanziro.com/word/wo-hold/) (wò): to hold; to grasp

https://hanziro.com/word/zhang-wo-grasp/

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