操纵
Old HSK 6
操纵 (cāozòng) · to operate
操纵 (cāozòng) means “to operate; to control; to manipulate”. It is written with 2 characters: 操 (to conduct) + 纵 (to indulge in). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 操纵 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)
纵 zòng · to indulge in
What 纵 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 从cóng — from
- 人rén — person
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
这台机器很容易操纵。Zhè tái jīqì hěn róngyì cāozòng.This machine is easy to operate.
有人在背后操纵这件事。Yǒurén zài bèihòu cāozòng zhè jiàn shì.Someone is pulling the strings behind this.
Questions about 操纵
What does 操纵 mean?
操纵 (cāozòng) means “to operate; to control; to manipulate”.
How do you pronounce 操纵?
操纵 is pronounced cāozòng.
Which HSK level is 操纵?
操纵 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 操场cāochǎngsports field
- 操作cāozuòto operate
- 体操tǐcāogymnastics
- 操心cāoxīnto worry about
- 操劳cāoláoto work hard
- 操练cāoliànto drill
- 纵横zònghéngin all directions
Learn 操纵 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.