操

操 [cāo] 动

1. ■ （抓在手里; 拿; 掌握） hold; grasp:

操刀 hold a sword, cleaver, etc. in one's hand;

稳操胜券 have full assurance of success; be sure to win

2. ■ （做; 从事） act; do; operate:

重操旧业 resume one's old profession; take up one's old trade again

3. ■ （用某种语言、方言说话） speak (a language or dialect):

操本地口音 speak with a local accent;

操着一口流利的英语 speak fluent English

4. ■ （操练） drill (troops); exercise (body)

名

1. ■ （由一系列动作编排起来的体育活动项目） drill; exercise:

体操 gymnastics; exercise;

大家去做操吧。 Let's go and do exercises.

2. ■ （品行; 行为） conduct; behaviour:

节操 one's moral principles; personal integrity

3. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

操守经 Cao Shoujing