操
作

To work in Chinese: 操作 (cāo zuò)

cāo zuò

to work

HSK 3.0 Level 41 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to work
  2. 2to operate
  3. 3to manipulate

Stroke order

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操
作

Zhuyin

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ㄘㄠ

cāo

ㄘ/ cㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄗㄨㄛˋ

zuò

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这台机器操作起来很简单。

    zhè tái jī qì cāo zuò qǐ lái hěn jiǎn dān。

    This machine is very simple to operate.

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Related words

作

zuò

to do

工作

gōng zuò

to work

作业

zuò yè

school assignment

作用

zuò yòng

to act on

动作

dòng zuò

movement

作者

zuò zhě

author

操场

cāo chǎng

playground

操心

cāo xīn

to worry about

合作

hé zuò

to cooperate

制作

zhì zuò

to make

作品

zuò pǐn

work (of art)

作为

zuò wéi

one's conduct

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