操 cāo HSK4 grasp, control Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (4) All meanings 8 cāo 8 drill 3operate 2speak 2grasp 1 8 sentences 操场上有很多学生在跑步。 cāo chǎng shàng yǒu hěnduō xuésheng zài pǎobù. There are many students running on the playground. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary曹操是东汉末年的著名政治家。 Cáo cāo shì Dōnghàn mònián de zhùmíng zhèngzhìjiā. Cao Cao was a famous statesman at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary清晨的校园里,学生们正在操场上做操。 qīngchén de xiàoyuán lǐ, xuésheng men zhèngzài cāo chǎng shàng zuòcāo. In the early morning, students are doing exercises on the school playground. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他操一口流利的英语。 tā cāo yī kǒu liúlì de Yīngyǔ. He speaks fluent English. Source: Tatoeba他操着一口厚重的家乡口音。 tā cāo zhe yī kǒu hòuzhòng de jiāxiāng kǒuyin. He speaks with a heavy local accent. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary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