操 cāo HSK4 grasp, control Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: operate All meanings 8 cāo 8 drill 3operate 2speak 2grasp 1 2 sentences for 操 (cāo — operate) 她独自一人操持着全家的生计。 tā dúzì yī rén cāo chí zhe quánjiā de shēngjì. She manages the whole family's livelihood all by herself. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他决定重操本行,回到学校教书。 tā juédìng chóng cāo běnháng, huídào xuéxiào jiāoshū. He decided to return to his original profession and go back to teaching at school. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary