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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 操作

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
操作 cāo zuò - to work
- to operate
- to manipulate

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 4 4,135 1,152 2,981

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
cāo- to grasp
- to hold
- to operate
- to manage
- to control
- to steer
- to exercise
- to drill (practice)
- to play
- to speak (a language)
cào- variant of 肏[cao4]
cāo- old variant of 操[cao1]
zuō- (bound form) worker
- (bound form) workshop
- (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
zuò- to do; to engage in
- to write; to compose
- to pretend; to feign
- to regard as; to consider to be
- to be; to act the part of
- to feel (itchy, nauseous etc)
- writings; works

Other Words Containing 操作

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
操作 6 4 4,135 1,152 2,981
操作员 - - 21,918 44,150 74,265
操作系统 - - 24,461 7,254 9,536
操作台 - - 66,158 61,039 64,206