把关 bǎguān to guard a pass
to guard a pass; to check on something
How to remember 把关: 把 grasp + 关 to close = to guard a pass.
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How it is used
- To act as gatekeeper, checking quality/standards - 严格把关 (yángé bǎguān) vet strictly, 把好质量关 (bǎ hǎo zhìliàng guān) ensure quality passes.
- Separable verb-object (把住关口, from 'guard a mountain pass'); commonly figurative in quality-control and approval contexts.