掌 握 zhǎng wò 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 把 握 bǎ wò to grasp (also fig.) / to seize / to hold / assurance / certainty / sure (of the outcome) 捕 捉 bǔ zhuō to catch / to seize / to capture 拿 to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take / (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object) 拿 下 ná xià to arrest / to capture / to seize / to win (a set, a game etc) 夺 得 duó dé to take (after a struggle) / to wrest / to seize / to capture / to win (a trophy) 没 收 mò shōu to confiscate / to seize 夺 取 duó qǔ to seize / to capture / to wrest control of 抢 占 qiǎng zhàn to seize (the strategic high ground) 捕 获 bǔ huò to catch / to capture / to seize 抓 取 zhuā qǔ to seize 窃 取 qiè qǔ to steal / to seize 收 缴 shōu jiǎo to recover (illegally obtained property) / to seize / to capture / to force sb to hand over sth / to levy 查 封 chá fēng to sequester / to seize (assets) / to seal up / to close down 抓 捕 zhuā bǔ to seize / to capture 缴 获 jiǎo huò to capture / to seize 霸 占 bà zhàn to occupy by force / to seize / to dominate 挟 持 xié chí to seize 擒 获 qín huò to apprehend / to capture / to seize 盘 踞 pán jù to occupy illegally / to seize (territory) / to entrench (oneself) 缉 拿 jī ná to arrest / to seize 挤 占 jǐ zhàn to seize / to push aside and occupy 攫 取 jué qǔ to seize / to capture / to grab 查 扣 chá kòu to seize / to confiscate 夺 魁 duó kuí to seize / to win 缉 捕 jī bǔ to seize / to apprehend / an arrest 篡 夺 cuàn duó to usurp / to seize 据 according to / to act in accordance with / to depend on / to seize / to occupy 夺 to seize / to take away forcibly / to wrest control of / to compete or strive for / to force one's way through / to leave out / to lose 捕 to catch / to seize / to capture 拔 to pull up / to pull out / to draw out by suction / to select / to pick / to stand out (above level) / to surpass / to seize 缴 to hand in / to hand over / to seize 逮 (coll.) to catch / to seize 逮 (literary) to arrest / to seize / to overtake / until 搏 to fight / to combat / to seize / (of heart) to beat 揽 to monopolize / to seize / to take into one's arms / to embrace / to fasten (with a rope etc) / to take on (responsibility etc) / to canvass 揪 to seize / to clutch / to grab firmly and pull 缉 to seize / to arrest / Taiwan pr. [qi4] 攘 to push up one's sleeves / to reject or resist / to seize / to perturb / to steal 攫 to seize / to snatch / to grab 搴 to seize / to pull / to hold up the hem of clothes 捽 seize 捽 to seize / Taiwan pr. [zu2] 攘 夺 rǎng duó to seize 攫 夺 jué duó to seize / to pillage / to plunder 篡 窃 cuàn qiè to usurp / to seize 捉 捕 zhuō bǔ to arrest / to seize / to capture 夺 冠 duó guàn to seize the crown / fig. to win a championship / to win gold medal 趁 机 chèn jī to seize an opportunity / to take advantage of situation 顺 势 shùn shì to take advantage / to seize an opportunity / in passing / without taking extra trouble / conveniently 查 获 chá huò to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc) 借 机 jiè jī to seize the opportunity 抓 紧 时 间 zhuā jǐn shí jiān to snatch time / to rush / to hurry (up) / to seize the moment 攻 占 gōng zhàn to seize control of (an enemy position) / (fig.) to take by storm / to gain (awards, control of a market etc) 抢 滩 qiǎng tān to make an amphibious assault / to seize a beachhead / to gain a foothold in (a new market) 扣 押 kòu yā to detain / to hold in custody / to distrain / to seize property 不 失 时 机 bù shī shí jī to seize the opportune moment / to lose no time 乘 势 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot 打 天 下 dǎ tiān xià to seize power / to conquer the world / to establish and expand a business / to carve out a career for oneself 趁 势 chèn shì to take advantage of a favorable situation / to seize an opportunity 借 势 jiè shì to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity 夺 权 duó quán to seize power 围 捕 wéi bǔ to fish by casting a net / to capture / to surround and seize 投 机 取 巧 tóu jī qǔ qiǎo to seize every opportunity / to be full of tricks 篡 位 cuàn wèi to seize the throne 攻 取 gōng qǔ to attack and seize 钻 空 子 zuān kòng zi lit. to drill a hole / to take advantage of a loophole / to exploit an advantage / to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad) 只 争 朝 夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī to seize every minute (idiom) / to make the best use of one's time 查 缉 chá jī to search for and seize (criminals, smuggled goods etc) 乘 隙 chéng xì to seize an opportunity / to exploit (a loophole) 分 秒 必 争 fēn miǎo bì zhēng seize every minute and second (idiom) / not a minute to lose / every moment counts 攻 城 略 地 gōng chéng lu:è dì to take cities and seize territories (idiom) 劫 夺 jié duó to seize by force / to abduct 劫 to rob / to plunder / to seize by force / to coerce / calamity / abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1] 抄 to make a copy / to plagiarize / to search and seize / to raid / to grab / to go off with / to take a shortcut / to make a turning move / to fold one's arms 问 鼎 中 原 wèn dǐng zhōng yuán to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom) 大 获 全 胜 dà huò quán shèng to seize total victory (idiom) / an overwhelming victory / to win by a landslide (in election) 染 指 垂 涎 rǎn zhǐ chuí xián lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom) / fig. greedy to seize sth 逐 鹿 中 原 zhú lù zhōng yuán lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom) / fig. to attempt to seize the throne 雁 过 拔 毛 yàn guò bá máo lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose / fig. to seize any opportunity / pragmatic 抄 获 chāo huò to search and seize 摰 to seize with the hand / to grasp / to advance / to breakdown 隋 炀 帝 Suí Yáng dì Emperor Yang of Sui (569-618), said to have murdered his father and brother to seize the throne, reigned 604-618 刦 variant of 劫, to rob / to plunder / to seize by force / to coerce / calamity 刧 variant of 劫, to rob / to plunder / to seize by force / to coerce / calamity 刼 variant of 劫, to rob / to plunder / to seize by force / to coerce / calamity 劫 寨 jié zhài to seize a stronghold / to surprise the enemy in his camp 劫 营 jié yíng to seize a camp / to surprise the enemy in bed 问 鼎 轻 重 wèn dǐng qīng zhòng lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom) / a laughable attempt to seize power 抓 辫 子 zhuā biàn zi to grab sb by the pigtail / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings 揪 辫 子 jiū biàn zi to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair) / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings 揪 送 jiū sòng to seize and send (to court, to face punishment) 揪 斗 jiū dòu to seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution) 攓 variant of 搴[qian1], to seize 蚕 食 鲸 吞 cán shí jīng tūn lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom) / fig. to seize (territory etc) incrementally or wholesale 掐 脖 子 qiā bó zi to seize by the throat 抓 哏 zhuā gén (of a comedian) to seize on something sb has just said or done to make an ad lib joke 择 日 不 如 撞 日 zé rì bù rú zhuàng rì lit. carefully setting an auspicious date does not beat seizing an opportunity (idiom) / fig. seize the occasion
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