把持

Traditional form:

把持

Pinyin (reading):

bǎchí

Definitions:

• to control
• to dominate
• to monopolize

Characters:

• 把 - to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle
• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain

Traditional characters:

• 把 - to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle
• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain