操作

cāo zuò · cao zuo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to work
  2. to operate
  3. to manipulate

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ),我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)要(yào)你(nǐ)来(lái)操(cāo)作(zuò)这(zhè)一(yí)个(gè)。

Tom, I want you to handle this one.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)台(tái)机(jī)器(qì)很(hěn)容(róng)易(yì)操(cāo)作(zuò)。

This machine is easy to handle.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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