操 cāo

conduct, run, control, manage

HSK 5 #1173

DEFINITIONS

操 cāo
  • old variant of 操[cao1]
  • to grasp
  • to hold
  • to operate
  • to manage
  • to control
  • to steer
  • to exercise
  • to drill (practice)
  • to play
  • to speak (a language)
操 cào
  • variant of 肏[cao4]

STROKES

操 stroke order diagram
操 stroke order animation

WORDS

操心 cāo xīn
HSK 5
to worry about
操场 cāo chǎng
HSK 5
playground; sports field; drill ground; CL:個|个[ge4]
操作 cāo zuò
HSK 6
to work; to operate; to manipulate
操纵 cāo zòng
HSK 6
to operate; to control; to rig; to manipulate
操劳 cāo láo
HSK 6
to work hard; to look after
操练 cāo liàn
HSK 6
drill; practice
体操 tǐ cāo gymnastic; gymnastics
曹操 cáo cāo Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
贞操 zhēn cāo (usually of women) chastity; virginity; virtue; honor; loyalty; moral integrity
重操旧业 chóng cāo jiù yè to resume one's old trade (idiom)
操之过急 cāo zhī guò jí to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient; overhasty
操作员 cāo zuò yuán operator
操守 cāo shǒu personal integrity
稳操胜券 wěn cāo shèng quàn grasp it and victory is assured; to have success within one's grasp (idiom)
操办 cāo bàn to arrange matters
操作系统 cāo zuò xì tǒng operating system
操纵杆 cāo zòng gǎn joystick; control lever
健美操 jiàn měi cāo aerobics; aerobic dance (school P.E. activity)
自由体操 zì yóu tǐ cāo floor (gymnastics)
情操 qíng cāo sentiments; feelings; disposition of mind; moral character
操持 cāo chi to manage; to handle
节操 jié cāo integrity; moral principle
体操队 tǐ cāo duì gymnastics team
早操 zǎo cāo morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries)
我操 wǒ cào (substitute for 我肏[wo3 cao4]) fuck; WTF
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