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操作
cāozuò
1. to work
2. to operate
3. to manipulate
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown

操
cāo
to conduct, to manage, to run
HSK 5 16 丶
作
zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
HSK 1 7 丶

Compound Words (12)

操作台
cāozuòtái
operating desk
操作员
cāozuòyuán
operator
操作者
cāozuòzhě
operator
操作环境
cāozuòhuánjìng
operating environment
操作系统
cāozuòxìtǒng
operating system
操作规程
cāozuòguīchéng
operating rules
操作速率
cāozuòsùlǚ
operating speed
暗箱操作
ànxiāngcāozuò
covert activities (election rigging etc)
遥控操作
yáokòngcāozuò
remote operation
黑箱操作
hēixiāngcāozuò
see [[暗箱操作<ànxiāngcāozuò>]]
可操作的艺术
kěcāozuòdeyìshù
the art of the possible (Bismarck on politics)
网络操作系统
wǎngluòcāozuòxìtǒng
network operating system

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