Talking Chinese <-> English Dictionary with stroke order image/animation and sample sentences

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.

ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	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	体操	體操	tǐ cāo	ti3 cao1	gymnastic; gymnastics
4	操	撡	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
5	情操		qíng cāo	qing2 cao1	sentiments; feelings; disposition of mind; moral character
6	曹操		cáo cāo	Cao2 Cao1	Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏 , father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕 ; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三国演义
7	操心		cāo xīn	cao1 xin1	to worry about
8	操场	操場	cāo chǎng	cao1 chang3	playground; sports field; drill ground; Classifiers: 个
9	暗操贱业	暗操賤業	àn cāo jiàn yè	an4 cao1 jian4 ye4	to engage in prostitution illegally (idiom)
10	暗箱操作		àn xiāng cāo zuò	an4 xiang1 cao1 zuo4	covert activities (election rigging etc); under-the-table manipulations; black operations
11	柏节松操	柏節松操	bǎi jié sōng cāo	bai3 jie2 song1 cao1	chaste widowhood
12	保健操		bǎo jiàn cāo	bao3 jian4 cao1	health exercises
13	必操胜券	必操勝券	bì cāo shèng quàn	bi4 cao1 sheng4 quan4	to control a situation (idiom)
14	步操		bù cāo	bu4 cao1	foot drill (military, physical exercises etc)
15	操办	操辦	cāo bàn	cao1 ban4	to arrange matters
16	操持		cāo chi	cao1 chi5	to manage; to handle
17	操刀必割		cāo dāo bì gē	cao1 dao1 bi4 ge1	to be sure to take advantage of a chance when it comes (idiom)
18	操刀伤锦	操刀傷錦	cāo dāo shāng jǐn	cao1 dao1 shang1 jin3	to attempt sth. beyond one's capability and end in failure (idiom)
19	操刀手		cāo dāo shǒu	cao1 dao1 shou3	person charged with decisive action; hatchet man
20	操典		cāo diǎn	cao1 dian3	drill book
21	操舵		cāo duò	cao1 duo4	to steer (a vessel); to hold the rudder; at the helm
22	操舵室		cāo duò shì	cao1 duo4 shi4	pilothouse
23	操法		cāo fǎ	cao1 fa3	drill rules
24	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	操觚		cāo gū	cao1 gu1	to write; to compose
26	操觚为生	操觚為生	cāo gū wéi shēng	cao1 gu1 wei2 sheng1	to live (make a living) by writing (idiom)
27	操航		cāo háng	cao1 hang2	to take the helm; to steer (a ship)
28	操课	操課	cāo kè	cao1 ke4	military drill
29	操控		cāo kòng	cao1 kong4	to control; to manipulate
30	操劳	操勞	cāo láo	cao1 lao2	to work hard; to look after
31	操劳过度	操勞過度	cāo láo guò dù	cao1 lao2 guo4 du4	to be excessively loaded with cares; to be overworked (idiom)
32	操练	操練	cāo liàn	cao1 lian4	drill; practice
33	操盘手	操盤手	cāo pán shǒu	cao1 pan2 shou3	trader or dealer (of stocks and shares etc)
34	操坪		cāo píng	cao1 ping2	drill ground
35	操切		cāo qiè	cao1 qie4	rash; hasty
36	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)
37	操神		cāo shén	cao1 shen2	to worry about; to look after; to take care of
38	操守		cāo shǒu	cao1 shou3	personal integrity
39	操守可信		cāo shǒu kě xìn	cao1 shou3 ke3 xin4	to be resolute and trustworthy (idiom)
40	操行		cāo xíng	cao1 xing2	(student's) behavior
41	操演		cāo yǎn	cao1 yan3	drill; exercise; demonstration; to demonstrate
42	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
43	操舟		cāo zhōu	cao1 zhou1	to steer a boat
44	操纵杆	操縱桿	cāo zòng gǎn	cao1 zong4 gan3	joystick; control lever
45	操纵自如	操縱自如	cāo zòng zì rú	cao1 zong4 zi4 ru2	to operate (a machine etc) with ease
46	操作规程	操作規程	cāo zuò guī chéng	cao1 zuo4 gui1 cheng2	operating rules; work regulations
47	操作环境	操作環境	cāo zuò huán jìng	cao1 zuo4 huan2 jing4	operating environment
48	操作速率		cāo zuò sù lǜ	cao1 zuo4 su4 lu:4	operating speed
49	操作台		cāo zuò tái	cao1 zuo4 tai2	operating desk; control panel; console
50	操作系统	操作系統	cāo zuò xì tǒng	cao1 zuo4 xi4 tong3	operating system
51	操作员	操作員	cāo zuò yuán	cao1 zuo4 yuan2	operator
52	操作者		cāo zuò zhě	cao1 zuo4 zhe3	operator
53	重操旧业	重操舊業	chóng cāo jiù yè	chong2 cao1 jiu4 ye4	to resume one's old trade (idiom)
54	出操		chū cāo	chu1 cao1	to drill; to exercise; to go outdoors for physical exercise
55	电脑操作	電腦操作	diàn nǎo cāo zuò	dian4 nao3 cao1 zuo4	computer handling
56	国际体操联合会	國際體操聯合會	guó jì tǐ cāo lián hé huì	Guo2 ji4 Ti3 cao1 Lian2 he2 hui4	Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
57	核武器操练	核武器操練	hé wǔ qì cāo liàn	he2 wu3 qi4 cao1 lian4	nuclear weapon exercise
58	黑箱操作		hēi xiāng cāo zuò	hei1 xiang1 cao1 zuo4	see 暗箱操作
59	互操性		hù cāo xìng	hu4 cao1 xing4	interoperability
60	健美操		jiàn měi cāo	jian4 mei3 cao1	aerobics; aerobic dance (school P.E. activity)
61	洁操	潔操	jié cāo	jie2 cao1	integrity; moral principle; unimpeachable conduct; noble behavior; spotless personal integrity
62	井臼亲操	井臼親操	jǐng jiù qīn cāo	jing3 jiu4 qin1 cao1	to do one's own domestic chores (idiom)
63	可操作的艺术	可操作的藝術	kě cāo zuò de yì shù	ke3 cao1 zuo4 de5 yi4 shu4	the art of the possible (Bismarck on politics)
64	课间操	課間操	kè jiān cāo	ke4 jian1 cao1	setting-up exercises during the break (between classes)
65	幕后操纵	幕後操縱	mù hòu cāo zòng	mu4 hou4 cao1 zong4	to manipulate from behind the scenes; to pull the strings
66	耐操		nài cāo	nai4 cao1	(Tw) (of a person) to have stamina; (of a product) durable; (mainland China) (vulgar) (usu. of a woman) alternative form of 耐肏 (enthusiastic as a sexual partner)
67	劈情操		pī qíng cāo	pi1 qing2 cao1	to have a friendly chat (Shanghai)
68	率尔操觚	率爾操觚	shuài ěr cāo gū	shuai4 er3 cao1 gu1	to compose in off-hand way (idiom); to dash off
69	说曹操，曹操到	說曹操，曹操到	shuō cáo cāo , cáo cāo dào	shuo1 Cao2 Cao1 , Cao2 Cao1 dao4	see 说曹操曹操就到
70	说曹操曹操就到	說曹操曹操就到	shuō cáo cāo cáo cāo jiù dào	shuo1 Cao2 Cao1 Cao2 Cao1 jiu4 dao4	lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives; fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
71	陶冶情操		táo yě qíng cāo	tao2 ye3 qing2 cao1	to cultivate one's mind; to build character
72	体操队	體操隊	tǐ cāo duì	ti3 cao1 dui4	gymnastics team
73	体操运动员	體操運動員	tǐ cāo yùn dòng yuán	ti3 cao1 yun4 dong4 yuan2	gymnast
74	同室操戈		tóng shì cāo gē	tong2 shi4 cao1 ge1	wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
75	网络操作系统	網絡操作系統	wǎng luò cāo zuò xì tǒng	wang3 luo4 cao1 zuo4 xi4 tong3	network operating system
76	稳操胜券	穩操勝券	wěn cāo shèng quàn	wen3 cao1 sheng4 quan4	grasp it and victory is assured; to have success within one's grasp (idiom)
77	稳操胜算	穩操勝算	wěn cāo shèng suàn	wen3 cao1 sheng4 suan4	to be assured of success
78	稳操左券	穩操左券	wěn cāo zuǒ quàn	wen3 cao1 zuo3 quan4	to have full assurance of success (idiom)
79	遥控操作	遙控操作	yáo kòng cāo zuò	yao2 kong4 cao1 zuo4	remote operation
80	艺术体操	藝術體操	yì shù tǐ cāo	yi4 shu4 ti3 cao1	rhythmic gymnastics
81	有氧操		yǒu yǎng cāo	you3 yang3 cao1	aerobics
82	有氧健身操		yǒu yǎng jiàn shēn cāo	you3 yang3 jian4 shen1 cao1	aerobics
83	早操		zǎo cāo	zao3 cao1	morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries)
84	贞操	貞操	zhēn cāo	zhen1 cao1	(usually of women) chastity; virginity; virtue; honor; loyalty; moral integrity
85	贞操带	貞操帶	zhēn cāo dài	zhen1 cao1 dai4	chastity belt
86	煮茗操琴		zhǔ míng cāo qín	zhu3 ming2 cao1 qin2	to brew tea and play one's lute (idiom)
87	自由体操	自由體操	zì yóu tǐ cāo	zi4 you2 ti3 cao1	floor (gymnastics)
88	做操		zuò cāo	zuo4 cao1	to do exercises; to do gymnastics

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