Meaning
to hold; to drill; to exercise; to act; to do; to take in hand
Chinese: 操作、操练;也指品行、操守。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “cao” becomes a different word in each tone. 操 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 操作cāo zuòto work; to operate; to manipulate
- 体操tǐ cāogymnastic; gymnastics
- 操场cāo chǎngplayground; sports field; drill ground
- 操心cāo xīnto worry about
- 操纵cāo zòngto operate; to control; to rig; to manipulate
Example Sentence
每天早上我们都要做早操。Měi tiān zǎo shang wǒ men dōu yào zuò zǎo cāo.Every morning we do morning exercises.
每天Měi tiānevery day早上zǎo shangearly morning我们wǒ menwe都dōuall要yàoto want做zuòto make早zǎoearly操cāoto grasp。