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操 cāo

to conduct, to manage, to run

Strokes
16
Level
HSK 5
Radical
扌
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌喿 ⿰扌喿

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  1. 学生们在操场上跑步。
    Xuéshengmen zài cāochǎng shang pǎobù.
    The students are running on the sports field.
    students at sports-field on run
  2. 你还在为孩子的事操心吗？
    Nǐ hái zài wèi háizi de shì cāoxīn ma?
    Are you still worrying about your child's affairs?
    you still at for child (particle) matter worry (question)
  3. 别太操劳了，多休息休息。
    Bié tài cāoláo le, duō xiūxi xiūxi.
    Don't work yourself too hard, rest more.
    don't too work-hard (particle) more rest rest
  4. 这件事不用你操心。
    Zhè jiàn shì búyòng nǐ cāoxīn.
    You don't need to worry about this matter.
    this (measure) matter no-need you worry
  5. 每天早上，士兵们都在操场上操练。
    Měitiān zǎoshang, shìbīngmen dōu zài cāochǎng shang cāoliàn.
    Every morning, the soldiers drill on the training ground.
    every-day morning soldiers all at drill-ground on drill

Words with 操 (6)