操作
cāozuò
to operate, to handle
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 这台机器操作起来很简单。This machine is simple to operate.
- 请按照说明书操作。Please operate according to the manual.
Collocations
操作系统操作方法操作简单规范操作
Mnemonic
操 cāo "to handle" + 作 zuò "to do": to handle and act, i.e. to operate, to handle (a machine, system). 操 has the hand radical 扌. 操作系统 = operating system, 操作方法 = operating method. Used for machines or procedures.
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