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- to grasp
- to hold
- to operate
- to manage
- to control
- to steer
- to exercise
- to drill (practice)
- to play
- to speak (a language)
- (slang) the norm; typical behavior; nothing out of the ordinary; just what you'd expect (often used ironically) (abbr. for 基本操作[ji1 ben3 cao1 zuo4])
- morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries)
Trad. 實操
- to actually do (sth) (as opposed to learning how to do it from books etc)
- practice (as opposed to theory) (abbr. for 實際操作|实际操作[shi2 ji4 cao1 zuo4])
Trad. 貞操
- (usually of women) chastity
- virginity
- virtue
- honor
- loyalty
- moral integrity
- to hold a knife
- (fig.) (of a surgeon) to perform an operation
- (fig.) to personally handle or take charge of a task; to take the reins
Trad. 潔操
- unimpeachable conduct
- noble behavior
- spotless personal integrity
Trad. 操盤
- (finance) (of a fund manager, high-wealth individual etc) to make large trades (in stocks, futures etc)
- (fashion, movies etc) (of an industry heavyweight) to make a play in the market
- (Tw) (of a person) to have stamina
- (of a product) durable
- (mainland China) (vulgar) (usu. of a woman) alternative form of 耐肏 (enthusiastic as a sexual partner)
- Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕
- the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
Trad. 課間操
- setting-up exercises during the break (between classes)
- (Internet slang) it's nothing, there's no need to compliment
Trad. 穩操勝券
- grasp it and victory is assured
- to have success within one's grasp (idiom)
- covert activities (election rigging etc)
- under-the-table manipulations
- black operations
Trad. 幕後操縱
- to manipulate from behind the scenes
- to pull the strings
Trad. 重操舊業
- to resume one's old trade (idiom)
Trad. 操之過急
- to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
- overhasty
- wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
- (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax
- fig. to follow a principle
- fig. to act as matchmaker
Trad. 操縱自如
- to operate (a machine etc) with ease
Trad. 率爾操觚
- to compose in off-hand way (idiom); to dash off
Trad. 網絡操作系統
- network operating system
Trad. 說曹操曹操就到
- lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives
- fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
Trad. 說曹操，曹操到
- see 說曹操曹操就到|说曹操曹操就到[shuo1 Cao2 Cao1 Cao2 Cao1 jiu4 dao4]
Trad. 國際體操聯合會
- Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique