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

WORDS

说曹操曹操就到 shuō cáo cāo cáo cāo jiù dào lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives; fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
說曹操曹操就到 shuō cáo cāo cáo cāo jiù dào lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives; fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
说曹操，曹操到 shuō cáo cāo ， cáo cāo dào see 說曹操曹操就到|说曹操曹操就到[shuo1 Cao2 Cao1 Cao2 Cao1 jiu4 dao4]
說曹操，曹操到 shuō cáo cāo ， cáo cāo dào see 說曹操曹操就到|说曹操曹操就到[shuo1 Cao2 Cao1 Cao2 Cao1 jiu4 dao4]
課間操 kè jiān cāo setting-up exercises during the break (between classes)
貞操 zhēn cāo (usually of women) chastity; virginity; virtue; honor; loyalty; moral integrity
贞操带 zhēn cāo dài chastity belt
貞操帶 zhēn cāo dài chastity belt
遥控操作 yáo kòng cāo zuò remote operation
遙控操作 yáo kòng cāo zuò remote operation
重操舊業 chóng cāo jiù yè to resume one's old trade (idiom)
陶冶情操 táo yě qíng cāo to cultivate one's mind; to build character
體操 tǐ cāo gymnastic; gymnastics
体操运动员 tǐ cāo yùn dòng yuán gymnast
體操運動員 tǐ cāo yùn dòng yuán gymnast
體操隊 tǐ cāo duì gymnastics team
黑箱操作 hēi xiāng cāo zuò see 暗箱操作[an4 xiang1 cao1 zuo4]
曹操就到 cáo cāo jiù dào speak of the devil and he shall appear; this phrase is akin to the English saying 'speak of the devil,' referring to surprising occurrences where the person being talked about arrives or appears shortly afterward
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