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操控 (cāo kòng): Manipulate / Control (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

操控 consists of 2 characters.

to hold, to grasp, to operate, to conduct

to control, to accuse

Word Info

Pinyincāo kòng

MeaningManipulate / Control

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word操控

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3.

How to Use 操控 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 操控 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

nán难

yǐ以

cāo操

kòng控

neutral

difficult to control

yuǎn远

chéng程

cāo操

kòng控

neutral

remote control

Verb + Object

cāo操

kòng控

jī机

qì器

neutral

operate a machine

Verb + Complementwith自如

cāo操

kòng控

zì自

rú如

4.

Example Sentences with 操控

tā他

cāo操

kòng控

wán玩

jù具

chē车

。

cāo操

kòng控

shì市

chǎng场

formalWritten

manipulate the market

formal

operate with ease

He controls the toy car.

tā他

shì试

tú图

tōng通

guò过

shè社

jiāo交

méi媒

tǐ体

cāo操

kòng控

gōng公

zhòng众

yú舆

lùn论

de的

zǒu走

xiàng向

。

He attempted to manipulate the direction of public opinion through social media.

nǐ你

zhēn真

de的

rèn认

wéi为

dān单

píng凭

gè个

rén人

lì力

liàng量

jiù就

néng能

cāo操

kòng控

zhěng整

gè个

shì市

chǎng场

ma吗

？

Do you really think that individual power alone can control the entire market?

fēi飞

xíng行

yuán员

cāo操

kòng控

fēi飞

jī机

qǐ起

fēi飞

。

The pilot controls the plane to take off.

zhè这

ge个

yáo遥

kòng控

qì器

fǎn反

yìng应

chí迟

dùn钝

，

wǒ我

gēn根

běn本

wú无

fǎ法

jīng精

zhǔn准

cāo操

kòng控

wú无

rén人

jī机

。

This remote control responds sluggishly; I simply cannot precisely control the drone.

shú熟

liàn练

cāo操

kòng控

zhè这

xiē些

fù复

zá杂

de的

yí仪

qì器

，

xū需

yào要

jīng经

guò过

cháng长

qī期

de的

zhuān专

yè业

xùn训

liàn练

。

Proficiently manipulating these complex instruments requires long-term professional training.

zhè这

ge个

ruǎn软

jiàn件

kě可

yǐ以

ràng让

nǐ你

qīng轻

sōng松

cāo操

kòng控

diàn电

nǎo脑

。

This software allows you to easily control the computer.

bié别

zǒng总

xiǎng想

zhe着

cāo操

kòng控

bié别

rén人

de的

xiǎng想

fǎ法

，

měi每

gè个

rén人

dōu都

yǒu有

zì自

jǐ己

de的

pàn判

duàn断

。

Don't always think about manipulating others' thoughts; everyone has their own judgment.

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操作cāo zuòHSK 6
操劳cāo láoHSK 6
操纵cāo zòngHSK 6

操练

cāo liàn

HSK 6

曹操cáo cāo

Words with 控

控制kòng zhìHSK 5
遥控yáo kòngHSK 6
失控shī kòngHSK 7-9
指控zhǐ kòngHSK 7-9
控告kòng gàoHSK 7-9
监控jiān kòngHSK 7-9
调控tiáo kòngHSK 7-9
数控铣shùkòng xǐ