操 cāo

  1. cāo verb to conduct; to run; to manage
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 从事 (Guoyu '操' v 4; Unihan '操'; XHZD '操' 3, p. 66)
  2. cāo verb to hold
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In one's hand, in the sense of 持 or 拿 (Guoyu '操' v 1; Kroll 2015 '操' 1, p. 34; XHZD '操' 1, p. 66)
  3. cāo verb to drive
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in drive a carriage, in the sense of 驾驶 (Guoyu '操' v 2; Unihan '操')
  4. cāo verb to control
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 掌握 (Guoyu '操' v 2; Kroll 2015 '操' 1a, p. 34; Unihan '操')
  5. cāo verb to train; to drill
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 训练 (Guoyu '操' v 5; XHZD '操' 5, p. 66)
  6. cāo verb to use a certain tone or accent
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '操' v 6)
  7. cāo noun a drill; an exercise
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '操' n 1)
  8. cāo noun morality; conduct; commitment
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 德行 (Guoyu '操' n 2; Kroll 2015 '操' 2, p. 34; XHZD '操' 6, p. 66)
  9. cāo noun a tune
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A musical tune, in the sense of 琴曲 (Guoyu '操' n 3; Kroll 2015 '操' 4, p. 34)
  10. cāo proper noun Cao
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '操' n 4)
  11. cāo verb to strive [to do]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example, 操劳 work hard (XHZD '操' 2, p. 66)
  12. cāo verb to speak [a language]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: To speak a particular language or dialect (XHZD '操' 4, p. 66)
  13. cāo verb to caress; to stroke
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '操' 3, p. 34)
  14. cāo noun manner
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '操' 5, p. 34)

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