# 操纵 (cāozòng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 操纵 (cāozòng) means “to manipulate; to control”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to manipulate; to control
- Pinyin: cāozòng (cao1 zong4)
- Traditional: 操縱
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他很快学会了操纵这台机器。
  Tā hěn kuài xuéhuìle cāozòng zhè tái jīqì.
  He quickly learned how to operate this machine.

## Characters

- 操 (cāo): to grasp; to hold
- 纵 (zòng): vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); to release (a captive)

https://hanziro.com/word/cao-zong-manipulate/

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