| 1 | 操作 | 操作 | cāo zuò | cao1 zuo4 | to work; to operate; to manipulate | | |
| 2 | 操纵 | 操縱 | cāo zòng | cao1 zong4 | to operate; to control; to rig; to manipulate | | |
| 3 | 操 | 操 | cāo | cao1 | to grasp; to hold; to operate; to manage; to control; to steer; to exercise; to drill (practice); to play; to speak (a language); old variant of 操 | | |
| 4 | 操心 | 操心 | cāo xīn | cao1 xin1 | to worry about | | |
| 5 | 操场 | 操場 | cāo chǎng | cao1 chang3 | playground; sports field; drill ground; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 6 | 操纵杆 | 操縱桿 | cāo zòng gǎn | cao1 zong4 gan3 | joystick; control lever | | |
| 7 | 操切从事 | 操切從事 | cāo qiè cóng shì | cao1 qie4 cong2 shi4 | to act with undue haste; to go about impetuously (idiom) | | |
| 8 | 操神 | 操神 | cāo shén | cao1 shen2 | to worry about; to look after; to take care of | | |
| 9 | 操守 | 操守 | cāo shǒu | cao1 shou3 | personal integrity | | |
| 10 | 操守可信 | 操守可信 | cāo shǒu kě xìn | cao1 shou3 ke3 xin4 | to be resolute and trustworthy (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 操行 | 操行 | cāo xíng | cao1 xing2 | (student's) behavior | | |
| 12 | 操演 | 操演 | cāo yǎn | cao1 yan3 | drill; exercise; demonstration; to demonstrate | | |
| 13 | 操之过急 | 操之過急 | cāo zhī guò jí | cao1 zhi1 guo4 ji2 | to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient; overhasty | | |
| 14 | 操舟 | 操舟 | cāo zhōu | cao1 zhou1 | to steer a boat | | |
| 15 | 操坪 | 操坪 | cāo píng | cao1 ping2 | drill ground | | |
| 16 | 操纵自如 | 操縱自如 | cāo zòng zì rú | cao1 zong4 zi4 ru2 | to operate (a machine etc) with ease | | |
| 17 | 操作规程 | 操作規程 | cāo zuò guī chéng | cao1 zuo4 gui1 cheng2 | operating rules; work regulations | | |
| 18 | 操作环境 | 操作環境 | cāo zuò huán jìng | cao1 zuo4 huan2 jing4 | operating environment | | |
| 19 | 操作速率 | 操作速率 | cāo zuò sù lǜ | cao1 zuo4 su4 lu:4 | operating speed | | |
| 20 | 操作台 | 操作台 | cāo zuò tái | cao1 zuo4 tai2 | operating desk; control panel; console | | |
| 21 | 操作系统 | 操作系統 | cāo zuò xì tǒng | cao1 zuo4 xi4 tong3 | operating system | | |
| 22 | 操作员 | 操作員 | cāo zuò yuán | cao1 zuo4 yuan2 | operator | | |
| 23 | 操作者 | 操作者 | cāo zuò zhě | cao1 zuo4 zhe3 | operator | | |
| 24 | 操斧伐柯 | 操斧伐柯 | cāo fǔ fá kē | cao1 fu3 fa2 ke1 | (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax; fig. to follow a principle; fig. to act as matchmaker | | |
| 25 | 操办 | 操辦 | cāo bàn | cao1 ban4 | to arrange matters | | |