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、手握東西。
  2. 獨攬行事，不許外人參與。漢．班固《白虎通．卷一上．三皇五帝三王五伯》：「迫脅諸侯，把持其政。」《儒林外史．第一九回》：「把持官府，包攬詞訟，廣放私債，毒害良民。」也作「把攬」。
  3. 節制、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)
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