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
操纵
cāozòng
to manipulate; to control
Characters in this word
纵 zòng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 从 from, by, since, whence, through
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 监管机构认定该公司操纵市场价格，并处以巨额罚款。 Jiānguǎn jīgòu rèndìng gāi gōngsī cāozòng shìchǎng jiàgé, bìng chǔyǐ jù'é fákuǎn. Regulators determined that the company had manipulated market prices and imposed a huge fine.
- 有人在背后操纵比赛结果，这太不公平了。 Yǒu rén zài bèihòu cāozòng bǐsài jiéguǒ, zhè tài bù gōngpíng le. Someone is manipulating the result of the match behind the scenes, which is so unfair.
- 飞行员熟练地操纵着飞机，平稳地降落。 Fēixíngyuán shúliàn de cāozòng zhe fēijī, píngwěn de jiàngluò. The pilot skilfully handled the plane and landed smoothly.
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
- 操练 cāoliàn to drill; to train
- 操心 cāoxīn to worry about; to take trouble over
- 放纵 fàngzòng to indulge; to give free rein to; unrestrained
- 纵观 zòngguān to survey; to take a comprehensive view of
- 纵横 zònghéng crisscrossing; vertical and horizontal; to range freely
- 纵然 zòngrán even if; even though
- 纵容 zòngróng to indulge; to connive at; to tolerate wrongdoing