操刀 cāo dāo ㄘㄠ ㄉㄠ cou1 dou1
- to hold a knife
- (fig.) (of a surgeon) to perform an operation
- (fig.) to personally handle or take charge of a task; to take the reins
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操
- 情操 qíng cāo ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄠ cing4 cou3 sentiments
- 操作 cāo zuò ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄛˋ cou1 zok3 to work
- 操劳 操勞 cāo láo ㄘㄠ ㄌㄠˊ cou1 lou4 to work hard
- 操场 操場 cāo chǎng ㄘㄠ ㄔㄤˇ cou1 coeng4 playground
- 操心 cāo xīn ㄘㄠ ㄒㄧㄣ cou1 sam1 to worry about
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- 操控 cāo kòng ㄘㄠ ㄎㄨㄥˋ cou1 hung3 to control
- 操纵 操縱 cāo zòng ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄥˋ cou1 zung3 to operate
- 体操 體操 tǐ cāo ㄊㄧˇ ㄘㄠ tai2 cou1 gymnastic
- 做操 zuò cāo ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄠ zou6 cou1 to do exercises
- 出操 chū cāo ㄔㄨ ㄘㄠ ceot1 cou1 to drill
- 基操 jī cāo ㄐㄧ ㄘㄠ gei1 cou1 (slang) the norm; typical behavior; nothing out of the ordinary; just what you'd expect (often used ironically) (abbr. for 基本操作)
- 实操 實操 shí cāo ㄕˊ ㄘㄠ sat6 cou1 to actually do (sth) (as opposed to learning how to do it from books etc)
- 微操 wēi cāo ㄨㄟ ㄘㄠ mei4 cou1 to micromanage
- 我操 wǒ cào ㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄠˋ ngo5 cou1 (substitute for 我肏) fuck
- 操典 cāo diǎn ㄘㄠ ㄉㄧㄢˇ cou1 din2 drill book
- 操切 cāo qiè ㄘㄠ ㄑㄧㄝˋ cou1 cit3 rash
- 操坪 cāo píng ㄘㄠ ㄆㄧㄥˊ cou1 ping4 drill ground
- 操守 cāo shǒu ㄘㄠ ㄕㄡˇ cou3 sau2 personal integrity
- 操屄 cào bī ㄘㄠˋ ㄅㄧ variant of 肏屄
- 操弄 cāo nòng ㄘㄠ ㄋㄨㄥˋ cou1 lung6 to manipulate
刀
- 剪刀 jiǎn dāo ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠ zin2 dou1 scissors
- 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo ㄎㄞ ㄉㄠ hoi1 dou1 (of a surgeon) to perform an operation
- 主刀 zhǔ dāo ㄓㄨˇ ㄉㄠ zyu2 dou1 to act as the chief surgeon
- 凶刀 兇刀 xiōng dāo ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄠ knife used in a violent crime; murder weapon (knife)
- 冰刀 bīng dāo ㄅㄧㄥ ㄉㄠ bing1 dou1 ice skates
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- 刀俎 dāo zǔ ㄉㄠ ㄗㄨˇ dou1 zo2 sacrificial knife and altar
- 刀具 dāo jù ㄉㄠ ㄐㄩˋ dou1 geoi6 cutting tool
- 刀刃 dāo rèn ㄉㄠ ㄖㄣˋ dou1 jan6 knife blade
- 刀剑 刀劍 dāo jiàn ㄉㄠ ㄐㄧㄢˋ dou1 gim3 sword
- 刀叉 dāo chā ㄉㄠ ㄔㄚ dou1 caa1 knife and fork
- 刀口 dāo kǒu ㄉㄠ ㄎㄡˇ dou1 hau2 the edge of a knife
- 刀塔 Dāo tǎ ㄉㄠ ㄊㄚˇ dou1 taap3 Defense of the Ancients (DotA), video game
- 刀子 dāo zi ㄉㄠ ˙ㄗ dou1 zi2 knife
- 刀客 dāo kè ㄉㄠ ㄎㄜˋ dou1 haak3 swordsman
- 刀工 dāo gōng ㄉㄠ ㄍㄨㄥ dou1 gung1 knife work (food preparation)
- 刀库 刀庫 dāo kù ㄉㄠ ㄎㄨˋ dou1 fu3 tool magazine (computer-aided manufacturing)
- 刀枪 刀槍 dāo qiāng ㄉㄠ ㄑㄧㄤ dou1 coeng1 sword and spear
- 刀乐 刀樂 dāo lè ㄉㄠ ㄌㄜˋ dou1 lok6 (loanword) dollar
- 刀片 dāo piàn ㄉㄠ ㄆㄧㄢˋ dou1 pin2 blade
- 刀疤 dāo bā ㄉㄠ ㄅㄚ dou1 baa1 scar from a knife wound
Idioms with these characters
- 操之过急 操之過急 cāo zhī guò jí ㄘㄠ ㄓ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou1 zi1 gwo3 gap1 to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
- 重操旧业 重操舊業 chóng cāo jiù yè ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄘㄠ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ cung4 cou1 gau6 jip6 to resume one's old trade (idiom)
- 率尔操觚 率爾操觚 shuài ěr cāo gū ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄦˇ ㄘㄠ ㄍㄨ seot1 ji5 cou1 gu1 to compose in off-hand way (idiom); to dash off
- 宝刀不老 寶刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 bat1 lou5 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
- 宝刀未老 寶刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
- 单刀赴会 單刀赴會 dān dāo fù huì ㄉㄢ ㄉㄠ ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ daan1 dou1 fu6 wui6 lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
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- 单刀直入 單刀直入 dān dāo zhí rù ㄉㄢ ㄉㄠ ㄓˊ ㄖㄨˋ daan1 dou1 zik6 jap6 (idiom) to get straight to the point
- 刀光剑影 刀光劍影 dāo guāng jiàn yǐng ㄉㄠ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ dou1 gwong1 gim3 jing2 lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom)
- 刀锯斧钺 刀鋸斧鉞 dāo jù fǔ yuè ㄉㄠ ㄐㄩˋ ㄈㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ dou1 geoi3 fu2 jyut6 knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
- 刀枪不入 刀槍不入 dāo qiāng bù rù ㄉㄠ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ dou1 coeng1 bat1 jap6 lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
- 刀枪剑戟 刀槍劍戟 dāo qiāng jiàn jǐ ㄉㄠ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧˇ (idiom) melee combat weapons of ancient China, such as swords, spears and halberds
- 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi ㄉㄠ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ dou1 saan1 fo2 hoi2 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
- 横刀夺爱 橫刀奪愛 héng dāo duó ài ㄏㄥˊ ㄉㄠ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄞˋ waang4 dou1 dyut6 oi3 to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)