HSK C4
Correct
操
/ cāo /
Strokes
Definition
to grasp/to hold/to operate/to manage/to control/to steer/to exercise/to drill (practice)/to play/to speak (a language)
Example
As a Verb
grasp; hold; seize; control
1
Jǐngchá
警察
cāo
操
qǐ
起
jǐnggùn
警棍
jiāng
将
dǎitú
歹徒
dá
打
hūn
昏
zài
在
dì
地
。
The policeman grasped a baton and knocked the criminal down.
2
Cāo
操
shēngshā
生杀
dàquán
大权
have the power of granting life or death—grasp absolute power
3
Cāo
操
bìshèng
必胜
zhī
之
quàn
券
be certain of success; be sure to win
As a Verb
do; operate; be engaged in; take up
As a Verb
play (a musical instrument)
As a Verb
speak (a language or dialect)
As a Verb
drill; exercise
As a Noun
gymnastics; drill; exercise
As a Noun
conduct; behaviour
As a Noun
a kind of drum music in ancient times