操作

cāozuò

verb HSK 4 #4,135

Meanings

1 to operate; to manipulate; to handle
2 operation; procedure

Characters

to grasp; to handle; to operate

to do; to make; work

Examples

这台机器很容易操作。

Zhè tái jīqì hěn róngyì cāozuò.

This machine is easy to operate.

请按照说明书操作。

Qǐng ànzhào shuōmíngshū cāozuò.

Please operate according to the instructions.

操作系统需要更新。

Cāozuò xìtǒng xūyào gēngxīn.

The operating system needs to be updated.

Tips

usage

操作系统 (cāozuò xìtǒng) = operating system (OS). Very common in tech contexts. 操作 is also used for stock market manipulation: 操作股票.

Stroke Order

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作 zuò