把握

• 拼音: bǎ wò
• 汉字拆解: 把 = 扌(hand) + 巴 (cling); 握 = 扌(hand) + 屋 (house, phonetic), meaning to grip

含义

To grasp; to seize; certainty; confidence. Can mean to take hold of an opportunity, or to have confidence in an outcome.

As a verb, means to seize or take hold of something (often abstract, like opportunities or time). As a noun, refers to confidence or certainty about an outcome. The phrase 有把握 means 'to be confident.'

例句

1. 我们要好好把握这次学习的机会。
2. 你对明天的考试有把握吗？
3. 他总是能把握住每一个重要的机会。

用法指南

语境: work, academic, motivation

语气: encouraging

正确说法

• 你要把握好自己的时间。(You should make good use of your time.)
• 我没有太大的把握能通过面试。(I don't have much confidence that I can pass the interview.)

错误说法

• 把握这本书 (Don't use 把握 for physically holding objects — use 拿 or 握 instead; 把握 is for abstract things like opportunities)

起源与历史

Compound of 把 (to hold, grasp) and 握 (to grip), together meaning to firmly take hold of something, extended to abstract concepts.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal