实操

實操

shícāo

verb

Meanings

1 hands-on practice
2 to actually do (rather than learn from books)
3 practical operation (abbr. of 实际操作)

Characters

to operate; to handle

Examples

理论学完了，下面是实操环节。

Lǐlùn xué wán le, xiàmiàn shì shícāo huánjié.

Now that the theory is done, next is the hands-on segment.

光看视频不行，还得自己实操一遍。

Guāng kàn shìpín bùxíng, hái děi zìjǐ shícāo yī biàn.

Just watching videos isn't enough — you have to actually do it yourself once.

Tips

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Workplace / training jargon, especially common in vocational schools and online courses. It's an abbreviation of 实际操作 (shíjì cāozuò) and pairs naturally with 理论 (lǐlùn, 'theory').

Stroke Order

实 shí

操 cāo