把握 Traditional form: 把握 Pinyin (reading): bǎwò Definitions: to grasp (also fig.) to seize to hold assurance certainty sure (of the outcome) Characters: 把 - to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle 握 - to grasp, to hold, to take by the hand Traditional characters: 把 - to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle 握 - to grasp, to hold, to take by the hand