操

cāo

“To grasp” in Chinese is 操 (cāo).

Other characters with the syllable cao: see all 5 →

Meaning

to grasp
to hold
to operate

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to manage
to control
to steer
to exercise
to drill (practice)
to play
to speak (a language)
old variant of 操[cao1]
variant of 肏[cao4]

Example

你知道怎么操作电脑吗？

Do you know how to operate a computer?

From 操作 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Words containing 操

操场cāochǎngplaygroundHSK 4 操作cāozuòto workHSK 4 体操tǐcāogymnasticHSK 4 操纵cāozòngto operateHSK 6 操控cāokòngto controlHSK 7-9 操劳cāoláoto work hardHSK 7-9 操心cāoxīnto worry aboutHSK 7-9

More HSK 4 characters

阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarityHSK 4 矮ǎi(of a person) shortHSK 4 案àn(legal) caseHSK 4 暗àndarkHSK 4 巴bāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan)HSK 4 摆bǎito arrangeHSK 4 败bàito defeatHSK 4 伴bànpartner; companion; comrade; associateHSK 4 薄báothinHSK 4 宝bǎojewelHSK 4

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