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操作 (cāo zuò): Operate (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 6

HSK 3.0Level 5

1.

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

操 • cāo • to hold, to grasp, to operate, to conduct

cāo操

to hold, to grasp, to operate, to conduct

Word Info

Pinyincāo zuò

Meaningoperate; manipulate; handle

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作 • zuò • to do, to make, to act

zuò作

to do, to make, to act

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 操作.

奔驰bēn chírun quickly; speed; gallop
安详ān xiángcomposed; serene
报答bào dárepay; pay back
不料bú liàounexpectedly; to one's surprise
不惜bù xīnot spare; not hestitate
嘈杂cáo zánoisy; din
把关bǎ guānguard a pass/checkpoint
操劳cāo láowork hard
查获chá huòhunt down and seize; track down
部署bù shǔarrange; map out; lay out
不愧bú kuìbe worthy of; deserve to be called; prove oneself to be
贬义biǎn yìderogatory sense; negative connotation

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 操作.

Words with 操

操场cāo chǎngplayground; sports ground; drill ground
操心cāo xīnto worry about; to take pains over; be concerned over
体操tǐ cāogymnastic

操劳

cāo láo

work hard

操纵cāo zòngoperate; control; steer

操练cāo liàndrill; practice

操控cāo kòngManipulate / Control

操办cāo bànto manage; to arrange

Words with 作

工作gōng zuòjob; work
作业zuò yèhomework
工作日gōng zuò rìworkday
作家zuò jiāwriter
作用zuò yòngeffect
作者zuò zhěauthor
动作dòng zuòmovement
叫作jiào zuòto call

4.

How to Use 操作 in Sentences

Adverb + Verbwith远程

yuǎn远

chéng程

cāo操

zuò作

neutral

remote operation

Verb + Objectwith失误

cāo操

zuò作

shī失

wù误

Adjective + Nounwith熟练

shú熟

liàn练

cāo操

zuò作

Subject + Adjectivewith简单

cāo操

zuò作

jiǎn简

dān单

Noun + Nounwith指南

cāo操

zuò作

zhǐ指

nán南

5.

Example Sentences with 操作

tā他

shú熟

liàn练

dì地

cāo操

zuò作

neutral

operational error

neutral

skilled operation

neutral

easy to operate

formal

Written

operating guide

zhe着

fù复

zá杂

de的

gōng工

yè业

jī机

qì器

rén人

，

wán完

chéng成

jīng精

mì密

zǔ组

zhuāng装

。

He skillfully operates the complex industrial robot to complete the precise assembly.

nǐ你

néng能

jiào教

wǒ我

rú如

hé何

cāo操

zuò作

zhè这

tái台

xīn新

mǎi买

de的

kā咖

fēi啡

jī机

ma吗

？

Can you teach me how to operate this newly bought coffee machine?

rú如

guǒ果

cāo操

zuò作

bù不

dāng当

，

zhè这

tái台

jīng精

mì密

yí仪

qì器

hěn很

kě可

néng能

huì会

chè彻

dǐ底

sǔn损

huài坏

。

If operated improperly, this precision instrument is likely to be completely damaged.

wèi未

jīng经

péi培

xùn训

，

qiè切

wù勿

suí随

yì意

cāo操

zuò作

zhè这

xiē些

wēi危

xiǎn险

de的

huà化

xué学

shì试

jì剂

。

Do not casually handle these dangerous chemical reagents without training.

nǐ你

què确

dìng定

zì自

jǐ己

yǒu有

néng能

lì力

dú独

lì立

cāo操

zuò作

zhè这

ge个

fù复

zá杂

de的

jīn金

róng融

mó模

xíng型

ma吗

？

Are you sure you have the ability to independently operate this complex financial model?