| 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 | (taboo word) used erroneously for 肏, to fuck |
| 操 | to grasp to hold to operate |
| 操之过急 | to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient over-hasty |
| 操作 | to work to operate to manipulate |
| 操作人员 | operating staff; operation crews; operating personnel; attending personnel |
| 操作代码 | operation code |
| 操作台 | operating desk control panel console |
| 操作员 | operator |
| 操作室 | an operating room (OR) |
| 操作性 | operability |
| 操作性能 | handling quality; serviceability |
| 操作手册 | operation manual; workbook; MANOP; operations manual |
| 操作技术 | handling technique; operative technique; technic; technique |
| 操作指南 | operation manual; kinks; operating instruction; operator guide |
| 操作方法 | method of operation; operational approach; working technique |
| 操作显示屏 | an operation display |
| 操作杆 | function lever; operating arm; action bars; action bar |
| 操作法 | technique; methodology; maneuver; manipulation |
| 操作流程图 | functional flow diagram (ffd) |
| 操作环境 | operating environment |
| 操作的 | manipulative; operational; operating; operated; functional; operative; operant; active; manipulatory; handling |