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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 操纵

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
操纵 cāo zòng - to operate
- to control
- to rig
- 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 6 4,413 8,190 16,869

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]
zòng- vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1])
- from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1])
- military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1])
- (bound form) to release (a captive)
- to indulge
- to leap up
- (literary) even if

Other Words Containing 操纵

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
操纵 6 6 4,413 8,190 16,869
操纵杆 - - 24,499 64,478 78,725