3 sentences for 操縱 (cāo​zòng — to operate)

1. 恢复的过程就像在暴风雨中操纵船只。

   huī​fù de guò​chéng jiù xiàng zài bào​fēng​yǔ zhōng cāo​zòng chuán​zhī.

   The process of recovery is like steering a ship through a storm.

   Source: CCMatrix

2. 想象一下，你正坐在一架飞机的驾驶舱内，周围是仪器和操纵装置。

   xiǎng​xiàng yī​xià, nǐ zhèng zuò zài yī jià fēi​jī de jià​shǐ​cāng nèi, zhōu​wéi shì yí​qì hé cāo​zòng zhuāng​zhì.

   Imagine that you are sitting in the cockpit of an airplane, surrounded by instruments and controls.

   Source: CCMatrix

3. 我拉下了操纵杆。

   wǒ lā xia le cāo​zòng​gǎn.

   I pulled the lever.

   Source: OpenSubtitles