操 cāo HSK4 grasp, control Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: grasp All meanings 8 cāo 8 drill 3operate 2speak 2grasp 1 1 sentence for 操 (cāo — grasp) 他手里操着一把短刀。 tā shǒu lǐ cāo zhe yī bǎ duǎndāo. He was wielding a short knife. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary