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操刀
cāo​dāo

to hold a knife

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
操刀 cāo//dāo
to hold a knife
To hold or grasp a knife; to wield a blade.
to take charge
(figurative) To personally handle or take charge of a task; to take the reins.
to perform an operation
(figurative) To perform surgery or an operation.

Frequency

Written text
1.52 per million

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)