操
纵

To operate in Chinese: 操纵 (cāo zòng)

cāo zòng

to operate

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 操縱1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to operate
  2. 2to control
  3. 3to rig
  4. 4to manipulate

Stroke order

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操
纵

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ㄘㄠ

cāo

ㄘ/ cㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄗㄨㄥˋ

zòng

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

操纵

Simplified

操縱

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他在背后操纵着整件事。

    tā zài bèi hòu cāo zòng zhe zhěng jiàn shì。

    He was controlling the whole affair from behind the scenes.

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Related words

操场

cāo chǎng

playground

操心

cāo xīn

to worry about

操作

cāo zuò

to work

体操

tǐ cāo

gymnastic

操控

cāo kòng

to control

操劳

cāo láo

to work hard

放纵

fàng zòng

to indulge

纵观

zòng guān

to survey comprehensively

纵然

zòng rán

even if

纵容

zòng róng

to indulge

纵深

zòng shēn

depth (from front to rear)

纵横交错

zòng héng jiāo cuò

criss-crossed (idiom)

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