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握

wò

grasp, hold fast, take by hand

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Strokes
12
Radical
手
HSK
3
Tone
4

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 和我握手。

    Hé wǒ wò shǒu

    Shake my hand.

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  • 我和她握了手。

    Wǒ hé tā wò le shǒu

    I shook hands with her.

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  • 她握住了我的手。

    Tā wò zhù le wǒ de shǒu

    She took my hand.

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  • 你可以握住我的手。

    Nǐ kě yǐ wò zhù wǒ de shǒu

    You can hold my hand.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 握

  • 把握bǎ wò 3–4 to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)
  • 握手wò shǒu 4–3 to shake hands
  • 掌握zhǎng wò 3–4 to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency
  • 握wò 4to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control; classifier: a handful