操作
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
操作 (cāozuò) · to operate
操作 (cāozuò) means “to operate; to use”. It is written with 2 characters: 操 (to conduct) + 作 (to make). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 操作 is built
The characters
操 cāo · to conduct
What 操 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 喿zào — the sound of birds chirping
- 品pǐn — article
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 品pǐn — article
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 喿 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
作 zuò · to make
What 作 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 乍zhà — first time
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 下xià — down
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个机器很容易操作。Zhège jīqì hěn róngyì cāozuò.This machine is easy to operate.
你会操作这台电脑吗？Nǐ huì cāozuò zhè tái diànnǎo ma?Do you know how to use this computer?
Questions about 操作
What does 操作 mean?
操作 (cāozuò) means “to operate; to use”.
How do you pronounce 操作?
操作 is pronounced cāozuò.
Which HSK level is 操作?
操作 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 操场cāochǎngsports field
- 体操tǐcāogymnastics
- 操心cāoxīnto worry about
- 操劳cāoláoto work hard
- 操练cāoliànto drill
- 操纵cāozòngto operate
- 动作dòngzuòaction
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 叫作jiàozuòto be called
- 作家zuòjiāwriter
Learn 操作 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 67: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.