把握
Meanings
1. to grasp (also fig.)
2. to seize
3. to hold
4. assurance
5. certainty
6. sure (of the outcome)
Characters used
Examples2
勇气 是 一个 奇怪 的 东西: 没有 任何 人 对 它 有 把握
Courage is a strange thing: One can never be sure of it.
买房 要 量力而行, 但 也 要 把握 时机。
One needs to buy a house that's within one's means, but one also needs to grasp an opportunity.