操 cāo
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 喿 the sound of birds chirping
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
操练
cāoliàn
to drill; to train
Characters in this word
练 liàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 柬 card, letter, invitation, note
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 新兵每天清晨操练队列和体能，纪律意识很快增强。 Xīnbīng měitiān qīngchén cāoliàn duìliè hé tǐnéng, jìlǜ yìshí hěn kuài zēngqiáng. The new recruits drilled formation and physical fitness every morning, and their sense of discipline soon improved.
- 队员们在操场上操练，动作整齐有力。 Duìyuánmen zài cāochǎng shang cāoliàn, dòngzuò zhěngqí yǒulì. The team members drilled on the sports field with neat, powerful movements.
- 学英语要多操练，光看书是不够的。 Xué Yīngyǔ yào duō cāoliàn, guāng kàn shū shì bú gòu de. To learn English you need to drill a lot; reading books alone is not enough.
Related words
- 操场 cāochǎng sports field
- 操作 cāozuò to operate
- 体操 tǐcāo gymnastics
- 操控 cāokòng to control; to manipulate
- 操劳 cāoláo to toil; to work hard and worry
- 操心 cāoxīn to worry about; to take trouble over
- 操纵 cāozòng to manipulate; to control
- 练 liàn to practice
- 练习 liànxí to practice
- 教练 jiàoliàn coach
- 训练 xùnliàn to train
- 熟练 shúliàn skilled