操作

Chinese

		to hold; to drill; to exercise to hold; to drill; to exercise; to act; to do; to take in hand; to keep; to manage	to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do; to make
trad. (操作)		操	作
simp. #(操作)		操	作

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cāozuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cou¹ zok³

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhau-chok / chho͘-chok / chho-chok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cao¹ zag⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cāozuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: caozuò
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻao¹-tso⁴
    • Yale: tsāu-dzwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsautzuoh
    • Palladius: цаоцзо (caoczo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cou¹ zok³
    • Yale: chōu jok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsou¹ dzok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: cou¹ zog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhau-chok
    • Tâi-lô: tshau-tsok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhauzog
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰau³³ t͡sɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho͘-chok
    • Tâi-lô: tshoo-tsok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhozog
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔ³³ t͡sɔk̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho-chok
    • Tâi-lô: tsho-tsok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhoizog
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰo⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cao¹ zag⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshau tsak
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰau³³⁻²³ t͡sak̚²/

Verb

操作

1. to operate; to maneuver; to manipulate (with the hands)

   操作規程／操作规程  ―  cāozuò guīchéng  ―  operating specifications

   微機操作／微机操作  ―  wēijī cāozuò  ―  computer operation

   特種操作／特种操作  ―  tèzhǒng cāozuò  ―  special operation

2. to do physical work; to do manual labour; to toil
3. to implement; to carry out; to put into practice

   我覺得這個想法理論上沒有錯，不過實踐操作起來難度會很大。 [MSC, trad.]
   我觉得这个想法理论上没有错，不过实践操作起来难度会很大。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ juéde zhège xiǎngfǎ lǐlùnshàng méiyǒu cuò, bùguò shíjiàn cāozuò qǐlái nándù huì hěn dà. [Pinyin]

   I think this idea is not wrong in theory, but it will be very difficult to put into practice.

Synonyms

• (to operate): 操縱／操纵 (cāozòng), 作業／作业 (zuòyè)
• (to do physical work): 幹活／干活 (gànhuó), 勞動／劳动 (láodòng)
• (to implement):

edit

• 來到 / 来到 (láidào)
• 執行 / 执行 (zhíxíng)
• 奉行 (fèngxíng)
• 實施 / 实施 (shíshī)
• 實現 / 实现 (shíxiàn)
• 實行 / 实行 (shíxíng)
• 實踐 / 实践 (shíjiàn)
• 履行 (lǚxíng)
• 採取 / 采取 (cǎiqǔ)
• 推行 (tuīxíng)
• 啟動 / 启动 (qǐdòng)
• 施
• 施行 (shīxíng)
• 施設 / 施设 (shīshè) (literary)
• 服行 (fúxíng) (literary)
• 落地 (figurative)
• 落實 / 落实 (luòshí)
• 貫徹 / 贯彻 (guànchè)
• 踐行 / 践行 (jiànxíng) (literary)

Derived terms

• 操作員 / 操作员 (cāozuòyuán)
• 操作工 (cāozuògōng)
• 操作系統 / 操作系统 (cāozuò xìtǒng)
• 操作者 (cāozuòzhě)
• 暗箱操作 (ànxiāng cāozuò)
• 還有這種操作 / 还有这种操作
• 黑箱操作 (hēixiāng cāozuò)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
操	作
そう Grade: 6	さ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そーさ [sóꜜòsà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːsa̠]

Noun

操(そう)作(さ) • (sōsa) ^{←さうさ (sausa)?}

1. maneuver, operate

   操(そう)作(さ)が難(むずか)しい。

   Sōsa ga muzukashii.

   It is hard to operate.

Derived terms

• 操(そう)作(さ)主(しゅ)義(ぎ) (sōsa shugi)

Verb

操(そう)作(さ)する • (sōsa suru) ^{←さうさ (sausa)?}transitive suru (stem 操(そう)作(さ)し (sōsa shi), past 操(そう)作(さ)した (sōsa shita))

1. to operate (machinery)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "操作する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	操作し	そうさし	sōsa shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	操作し	そうさし	sōsa shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	操作する	そうさする	sōsa suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	操作する	そうさする	sōsa suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	操作すれ	そうさすれ	sōsa sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	操作せよ¹ 操作しろ²	そうさせよ¹ そうさしろ²	sōsa seyo¹ sōsa shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	操作される	そうさされる	sōsa sareru
Causative	操作させる 操作さす	そうささせる そうささす	sōsa saseru sōsa sasu
Potential	操作できる	そうさできる	sōsa dekiru
Volitional	操作しよう	そうさしよう	sōsa shiyō
Negative	操作しない	そうさしない	sōsa shinai
Negative continuative	操作せず	そうさせず	sōsa sezu
Formal	操作します	そうさします	sōsa shimasu
Perfective	操作した	そうさした	sōsa shita
Conjunctive	操作して	そうさして	sōsa shite
Hypothetical conditional	操作すれば	そうさすれば	sōsa sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
操	作

Noun

操作 • (jojak) (hangeul 조작)

1. hanja form^? of 조작

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
操	作

Verb

操作

1. chữ Hán form of thao tác (“to operate; to manipulate”).