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The Chinese word zhangwo - 掌握 - zhǎngwò
(to control in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
zhǎngwò
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English translations
to control, to command,
to have in hand, to grasp, to master, to know well
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of zhǎngwò are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 掌握 ( zhangwo / zhǎngwò ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ta yijing zhangwole zhe men jishu.
Tā yǐjīng zhǎngwòle zhè mén jìshù.– English translation: He has already mastered this technique.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
palm | to have charge of
掌握 ( zhangwo / zhǎngwò ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 685)
掌握 ( zhangwo / zhǎngwò ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 685)
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