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1 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
2 the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义

保健操

bǎo jiàn cāo

1 health exercises

情操

qíng cāo

1 sentiments
2 feelings
3 disposition of mind
4 moral character

Idioms (5)

同室操戈

tóng shì cāo gē

1 wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife

操之过急

cāo zhī guò jí

1 to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
2 overhasty

率尔操觚

shuài ěr cāo gū

1 to compose in off-hand way (idiom); to dash off

稳操胜券

wěn cāo shèng quàn

1 grasp it and victory is assured
2 to have success within one's grasp (idiom)

重操旧业

chóng cāo jiù yè

1 to resume one's old trade (idiom)

Sample Sentences

操场边的秋千上，只有蝴蝶停在上面

cāochǎng biān de qiūqiān shàng ，zhǐ yǒu húdié tíng zài shàngmiàn

On the swing sets along the playground, only butterflies still rest on them.

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你今天怎么跟吃火药似的，咸吃萝卜淡操心。

nǐ jīntiān zěnme gēn chī huǒyào shìde ，xián chī luóbo dàn cāoxīn 。

You’re snappish today, worrying for nothing.

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在卡尔维诺小说《车间里的母鸡》里的皮埃德罗，患哮喘的他一个人操纵四台机器，

zài kǎi\'ěrwéinuò xiǎoshuō 《chējiān lǐ de mǔjī 》lǐ de píāidéluó ，huàn xiàochuǎn de tā yī ge rén cāozòng sì tái jīqì ，

In Calvino's novel "The Workshop Hen", Pietro, with his asthma, operates four machines at the same time.

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可是，有没有考虑过工人皮埃德罗的感受，作为一个熟练的技术工人，与其说他在享受操纵、控制机器的快感，

kěshì ，yǒuméiyǒu kǎolǜ guò gōngrén píāidéluó de gǎnshòu ，zuòwéi yī ge shúliàn de jìshù gōngrén ，yǔqí shuō tā zài xiǎngshòu cāozòng 、kòngzhì jīqì de kuàigǎn ，

If we consider the feelings of Pietro, as an experienced technician, instead of saying he gains happiness from manipulating a machine,

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嗯，这种共享模式我也听说过，具体是怎么操作的？能看得到送货路线吗？你这个司机的人品，能得到人家的信赖吗?

ng4 ，zhèzhǒng gòngxiǎng móshì wǒ yě tīngshuō guò ，jùtǐ shì zěnme cāozuò de ？néng kàndedào sònghuò lùxiàn ma ？nǐ zhè ge sījī de rénpǐn ，néng dédào rénjiā de xìnlài ma ?

Hey, I've heard of this sharing model before, how does it work practically? Can you see the delivery routes? Can a driver like you earn people's trust?

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你本身就智商捉急，被人贩子卖了还帮人数钱的主，感情这事儿您就别瞎操心了。只是得警惕任何时候都小心别上当受骗了。

nǐ běnshēn jiù zhìshāngzhuōjí ，bèi rén fànzi mài le hái bāng rén shǔqiándezhǔ ，gǎnqíng zhè shìr nín jiù bié xiā cāoxīn le 。zhǐshì děi jǐngtì rènhé shíhou dōu xiǎoxīn bié shàngdàng shòupiàn le 。

I think I should be worried about your IQ, you've fallen for his line hook, line and sinker and even thanked him for his trouble. You worry yourself over nothing when it comes to relationships. You should just be cautious at all times not to be fooled.

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这由外而内的自信心练习听起来还挺靠谱的，仪态、语调还有修养好心态，循序渐进地操练一定会有所帮助。

zhè yóu wài ér nèi de zìxìnxīn liànxí tīng qǐlai hái tǐng kàopǔ de ，yítài 、yǔdiào háiyǒu xiūyǎng hǎo xīntài ，xúnxùjiànjìn de cāoliàn yīdìng huì yǒusuǒ bāngzhù 。

This outside in confidence training sounds really worthwhile, posture, tone and maintaining a good attitude, if I practice it step by step it's certain to be helpful.

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在冥想过程中，要轻柔地设法将心灵集中在某一个事物上，如果心灵游离开去，就设法再次轻柔地将她逮住，把心灵带回来。要极为柔和，反复操练。

zài míngxiǎng guòchéng zhōng ，yào qīngróu de shèfǎ jiāng xīnlíng jízhōng zài mǒuyīge shìwù shàng ，rúguǒ xīnlíng yóulí kāiqù ，jiù shèfǎ zàicì qīngróu de jiāng tā dǎi zhù ，bǎ xīnlíng dài huílai 。yào jíwéi róuhé ，fǎnfù cāoliàn 。

In the process of meditation, you should gently focus your spirit on a certain object. If your spirit starts to drift, then try to gently recapture it, and bring it back. You should be very gentle, and repeat it over and over.

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只有你这个不操心的爸爸才不重视孩子的视力呢，现在多少孩子还没上小学就戴着眼镜一副小学究的样子。

zhǐ yǒu nǐ zhège bù cāoxīn de bàba cái bù zhòngshì háizi de shìlì ne ，xiànzài duōshao háizi huán méi shàng xiǎoxué jiù dài zhe yǎnjìng yī fù xiǎo xuéjiū de yàngzi 。

Only you, as the father is not worried and doesn’t pay attention to the child's vision. Nowadays many children are wearing glasses before going to elementary school. They look like elementary school scholars.

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当天，美国财政部发布针对主要贸易伙伴的《国际经济和汇率政策报告》，认为美国的主要贸易伙伴均未操纵汇率，但将中国、德国、爱尔兰、意大利、日本、韩国、马来西亚、新加坡和越南9个国家列入汇率政策监测名单。

dāngtiān ，Měiguó Cáizhèngbù fābù zhēnduì zhǔyào màoyì huǒbàn de 《guójì jīngjì hé huìlǜ zhèngcè bàogào 》，rènwéi Měiguó de zhǔyào màoyì huǒbàn jūn wèi cāozòng huìlǜ ，dàn jiāng Zhōngguó 、Déguó 、Àiěrlán 、Yìdàlì 、Rìběn 、Hánguó 、Mǎláixīyà 、Xīnjiāpō hé Yuènán ge guójiā lièrù huìlǜ zhèngcè jiāncè míngdān 。

On the same day, the US Treasury Department issued the "International Economic and Exchange Rate Policy Report" for major trading partners, stating that the major trading partners of the United States did not manipulate the exchange rate, but included China, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, these nine countries in the list for policy monitoring.

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