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chấp chưởng

to govern
Verb
to govern

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
to govern

To exercise authority over a territory or a group of people by managing their affairs and laws.

vi Vị vua đã chấp chưởng vùng lãnh thổ này trong nhiều năm.

en The king governed this territory for many years.

Parts
chấp / chưởng / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 執掌 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 執掌

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
執掌
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
khống chế / chiếm lĩnh / đô hộ / phim chưởng …
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Use
chấp nhận / tranh chấp / chấp hành / chấp bút …
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