把持

bǎchí
  1. to control
  2. to dominate
  3. to monopolize

CEDICT

  1. to control one's feelings
  2. to dominate; to control; to manipulate

Wiktionary

  1. 持握、手握东西。
  2. 独揽行事，不许外人参与。汉．班固《白虎通．卷一上．三皇五帝三王五伯》：「迫胁诸侯，把持其政。」《儒林外史．第一九回》：「把持官府，包揽词讼，广放私债，毒害良民。」也作「把揽」。
  3. 节制、控制。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 把 bǎ
  1. to hold; to grasp
  2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
  3. handlebar
  4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
  5. classifier for things with handles
  6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 bǎ + {noun} + {verb})
2 持 chí
  1. to hold
  2. to grasp
  3. to support
  4. to maintain
  5. to persevere
  6. to manage
  7. to run (i.e. administer)
  8. to control

Containing this entry

把持不定 bǎchíbùdìng indecisive (idiom)

Related entries

扼制 èzhì
  1. to control
  2. to restrain
掌控 zhǎngkòng
  1. to control
  2. in control of
神掌控着这一切。

God is in control of all things.

Source: Tatoeba

控 kòng
  1. to control
  2. to accuse
  3. to charge
  4. to sue
  5. to invert a container to empty it
  6. (suffix) (slang) buff
  7. enthusiast
  8. devotee
  9. -phile or -philia
他被指控偷錢。

He was accused of stealing money.

Source: Tatoeba

控制 kòngzhì to control
控制住她。

Control her.

Source: Tatoeba

控管 kòngguǎn
  1. to control (quality etc)
  2. to manage (resources etc)
操控 cāokòng
  1. to control
  2. to manipulate
這場球賽被操控了。

This game got rigged.

Source: Tatoeba

支配 zhīpèi
  1. to control
  2. to dominate
  3. to allocate
牵制 qiānzhì
  1. to control
  2. to curb
  3. to restrict
  4. to impede
  5. to pin down (enemy troops)
监督 jiāndū
  1. to control
  2. to supervise
  3. to inspect
禁制 jìnzhì
  1. to control
  2. to restrict
  3. to prohibit
  4. prohibition
  5. restriction
管制 guǎnzhì
  1. to control
  2. to restrict
  3. (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations)
我們上社會課的時候談到了槍械管制的問題。

We discussed gun control in social studies class.

Source: Tatoeba

管控 guǎnkòng to control
节制 jiézhì
  1. to control
  2. to restrict
  3. to moderate
  4. to temper
  5. moderation
  6. sobriety
  7. to administer
健康与运动及节制密不可分。

Good health is inseparable from exercise and moderation.

Source: Tatoeba

统制 tǒngzhì to control
统驭 tǒngyù to control
辖制 xiázhì to control
克制 kèzhì
  1. to restrain
  2. to control
  3. restraint
  4. self-control
湯姆試著克制笑容。

Tom tried to suppress a smile.

Source: Tatoeba

制 zhì
  1. system
  2. to control
  3. to regulate
  4. variant of 制 zhì
我的钱包是皮制的。

My wallet is made of leather.

Source: Tatoeba

按捺 ànnà
  1. to restrain
  2. to control
掌握 zhǎngwò
  1. to grasp (often fig.)
  2. to control
  3. to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)
  4. to master
  5. to know well
  6. to understand sth well and know how to use it
  7. fluency
掌握一门外语很难。

Mastering a foreign language is difficult.

Source: Tatoeba

掌管 zhǎngguǎn
  1. in charge of
  2. to control
掌管指揮所。

Take control of the command post.

Source: Tatoeba

操纵 cāozòng
  1. to operate
  2. to control
  3. to rig
  4. to manipulate
在《WHAT THE CAR?》中，您將操縱長著腿的汽車，在離譜又富有創意的關卡中賽跑。

In WHAT THE CAR?, you play as a car with legs, racing through absurdly creative levels.

Source: Tatoeba

监察 jiānchá
  1. to supervise
  2. to control
我會用我的電腦監察你的進度。

I'll monitor your progress from my computer.

Source: Tatoeba

管 guǎn
  1. to take care (of)
  2. to control
  3. to manage
  4. to be in charge of
  5. to look after
  6. to run
  7. to care about
  8. tube
  9. pipe
  10. woodwind
  11. classifier for tube-shaped objects
  12. particle similar to 把 bǎ in 管...叫 constructions
  13. writing brush
  14. (coll.) to
  15. towards
不要管我。

Don't mind me.

Source: Tatoeba

调控 tiáokòng
  1. to regulate
  2. to control
镇住 zhènzhù
  1. to dominate
  2. to control
  3. to subdue
  4. to crush
乂 yì
  1. to regulate
  2. to govern
  3. to control
  4. to mow
阏 è
  1. to block
  2. to restrain
  3. to control
扼 è
  1. to grip forcefully
  2. to clutch at
  3. to guard
  4. to control
  5. to hold
按 àn
  1. to press
  2. to push
  3. to leave aside or shelve
  4. to control
  5. to restrain
  6. to keep one's hand on
  7. to check or refer to
  8. according to
  9. in the light of
  10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment
按任何键。

Press any key.

Source: Tatoeba

治 zhì
  1. to rule
  2. to govern
  3. to manage
  4. to control
  5. to harness (a river)
  6. to treat (a disease)
  7. to wipe out (a pest)
  8. to punish
  9. to research
這是賢治的椅子。

This is Kenji's chair.

Source: Tatoeba

治理 zhìlǐ
  1. to govern
  2. to administer
  3. to manage
  4. to control
  5. governance
驭 yù
  1. variant of 御 yù
  2. to drive
  3. to manage
  4. to control
制伏 zhìfú
  1. to overpower
  2. to overwhelm
  3. to subdue
  4. to check
  5. to control
左右 zuǒyòu
  1. left and right
  2. nearby
  3. approximately
  4. attendant
  5. to control
  6. to influence
他左右看了看。

He looked left and right.

Source: Tatoeba

操 cāo
  1. to grasp
  2. to hold
  3. to operate
  4. to manage
  5. to control
  6. to steer
  7. to exercise
  8. to drill (practice)
  9. to play
  10. to speak (a language)
他操一口流利的英语。

He speaks fluent English.

Source: Tatoeba

束 shù
  1. to bind
  2. bunch
  3. bundle
  4. classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc
  5. to control
送这束花的人可能是佐藤小姐。

It might have been Miss Satoh who sent these flowers.

Source: Tatoeba

持 chí
  1. to hold
  2. to grasp
  3. to support
  4. to maintain
  5. to persevere
  6. to manage
  7. to run (i.e. administer)
  8. to control
我全心全意地支持你。

I support you whole-heartedly.

Source: Tatoeba

主宰 zhǔzǎi
  1. to dominate
  2. to rule
  3. to dictate
  4. master
在思想的領域中, 荒誕和墮落仍然主宰著世界, 它們的操控只是短時間地被暫停。

In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.

Source: Tatoeba

占优 zhànyōu
  1. to dominate
  2. dominant
独霸 dúbà
  1. to dominate (a market etc)
  2. to monopolize
宰制 zǎizhì
  1. to rule
  2. to dominate
霸占 bàzhàn
  1. to occupy by force
  2. to seize
  3. to dominate
Mary霸占了她的包包并且离开了。

Mary grabbed her purse and left.

Source: Tatoeba

主导 zhǔdǎo
  1. leading
  2. dominant
  3. prevailing
  4. to lead
  5. to direct
  6. to dominate
驾驭 jiàyù
  1. to urge on (of horse)
  2. to drive
  3. to steer
  4. to handle
  5. to manage
  6. to master
  7. to dominate
垄断 lǒngduàn to monopolize
他們壟斷了原物料供應，並開天價。

They monopolized the supply market and drastically raised prices.

Source: Tatoeba

独揽 dúlǎn to monopolize
总揽 zǒnglǎn
  1. to assume full responsibility
  2. to be in full control
  3. to monopolize
擅 shàn
  1. without authority
  2. to usurp
  3. to arrogate to oneself
  4. to monopolize
  5. expert in
  6. to be good at
他不擅於記名字。

He has a hard time remembering names.

He has trouble remembering names.

He's not good at remembering names.

Source: Tatoeba