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operate

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

cao1zuo4 cāozuò

Meaning


Primary

operate

Alternatives

to operate, operation, operating, operates

Mnemonic


To 操作 operate a machine correctly is to 操 exercise it in such a way that it does what you want it to 作 do.

Usage


请 操作 这 台 机器。

Please operate this machine.

这 台 机器 很 容易 操作。

This machine is easy to operate.

手工 操作

manual operation

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