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操

cāo

conduct, run, control, manage

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Strokes
16
Radical
手
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4
Tone
1

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Example sentences

  • 该做体操了！

    Gāi zuò tǐ cāo le

    We're supposed to do gymnastics now!

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  • 操你妈！

    Cào nǐ mā

    Fuck your mother!

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  • 她不会操作这台机器。

    Tā bù huì cāo zuò zhè tái jī qì

    She cannot work this machine.

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  • 你知道怎么操作电脑吗？

    Nǐ zhī dào zěn me cāo zuò diàn nǎo ma

    Do you know how to operate a computer?

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 操

  • 操作cāo zuò 1–4 to work; to operate; to manipulate
  • 体操tǐ cāo 3–1 gymnastic; gymnastics
  • 操场cāo chǎng 1–3 playground; sports field; drill ground
  • 操心cāo xīn 1–1 to worry about
  • 操纵cāo zòng 1–4 to operate; to control; to rig; to manipulate
  • 操劳cāo láo 1–2 to work hard; to look after
  • 操练cāo liàn 1–4 drill; practice
  • 操控cāo kòng 1–4 to control; to manipulate