Pinyin Dictionary results for "cao"

bustling; tumultuous; noisy
anxious; sad
old variant of 操[cao1]
to grasp; to hold; to operate; to manage; to control; to steer; to exercise; to drill (practice); to play; to speak (a language)
variant of 肏[cao4]
surname Cao; Zhou Dynasty vassal state
class or grade; generation; plaintiff and defendant (old); government department (old)
trough; manger; groove; channel; (Tw) (computing) hard drive
transport by water; watercourse; canal
rough; coarse (in texture)
to fuck (vulgar)
sea-going junk
variant of 草[cao3]
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
variant of 肏[cao4]
(a kind of herb)
larva of Mimela lucidula
ancient place name (between present-day Xinzheng County 新鄭|新郑[Xin1 zheng4] and Lushan County 魯山|鲁山[Lu3 shan1], Henan)
嘈杂
noisy; clamorous
嘈杂声
noise; din
操之过急
to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient; overhasty
操作
to work; to operate; to manipulate
操作台
operating desk; control panel; console
操作员
operator
操作环境
operating environment
操作系统
operating system
操作者
operator
操作规程
operating rules; work regulations
操作速率
operating speed
操你妈
see 肏你媽|肏你妈[cao4 ni3 ma1]
操典
drill book
操刀手
person charged with decisive action; hatchet man
操切
rash; hasty
操劳
to work hard; to look after
操坪
drill ground
操场
playground; sports field; drill ground; CL:個|个[ge4]
操守
personal integrity
操屄
variant of 肏屄[cao4 bi1]
操心
to worry about
操持
to manage; to handle
操控
to control; to manipulate
操斧伐柯
(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax; fig. to follow a principle; fig. to act as matchmaker
操法
drill rules
操演
drill; exercise; demonstration; to demonstrate
操盘手
trader or dealer (of stocks and shares etc)
操神
to worry about; to look after; to take care of
操练
drill; practice
操纵
to operate; to control; to rig; to manipulate
操纵杆
joystick; control lever
操纵自如
to operate (a machine etc) with ease
操舟
to steer a boat
操航
to take the helm; to steer (a ship)
操舵
to steer (a vessel); to hold the rudder; at the helm
操舵室
pilothouse
操蛋
variant of 肏蛋[cao4 dan4]
操行
(student's) behavior
操觚
to write; to compose
操课
military drill
操办
to arrange matters
操逼
variant of 肏屄[cao4 bi1]
曹不兴
Cao Buxing or Ts'ao Pu-hsing (active c. 210-250), famous semi-legendary painter, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties 六朝四大家
曹丕
Cao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操, king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 from 220, ruled as Emperor Wen 魏文帝, also a noted calligrapher
曹刚川
Cao Gangchuan (1935-), former artillery officer, senior PRC politician and army leader
曹参
Cao Can (-190 BC), second chancellor of Han Dynasty, contributed to its founding by fighting on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]; also pr. [Cao2 Shen1]
曹操
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; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
曹植
Cao Zhi (192-232), son of Cao Cao 曹操, noted poet and calligrapher
曹冲
Cao Chong (196-208), son of Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1]
曹白鱼
Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata); white herring; slender shad
曹禺
Cao Yu (1910-1997), PRC dramatist
曹县
Cao county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[He2 ze2], Shandong
曹锟
Cao Kun (1862-1938), one of the Northern Warlords
曹雪芹
Cao Xueqin (c. 1715-c. 1764), accepted author of A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4]
曹靖华
Cao Jinghua (1897-1987), translator from Russian, professor of Peking University and essayist
曹余章
Cao Yuzhang (1924-), modern writer and publisher, author of narrative history 上下五千年
曹魏
Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265
槽坊
brewery; papermaking craft shop (in former times)
槽孔
slot; groove; slotted hole
槽牙
molar tooth
槽车
tanker (truck)
槽钢
steel groove; V-shaped steel bar
槽头
feeding trough in stable
漕运
(old) to transport by water; to ship grain as tax
糙皮病
pellagra (medicine)
糙米
brown rice
糙面内质网
rough endoplasmic reticulum
肏你妈
fuck your mother (vulgar)
肏屄
to fuck (a woman) (vulgar)
肏蛋
damn it!; fuck! (vulgar); Satan (loanword); devil
肏逼
variant of 肏屄[cao4 bi1]
草包
idiot; straw bag
草原
grassland; prairie; CL:片[pian4]
草原巨蜥
Savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)
草原灰伯劳
(bird species of China) steppe grey shrike (Lanius pallidirostris)
草原百灵
(bird species of China) calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra)
草原雕
(bird species of China) steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
草原鹞
(bird species of China) pallid harrier (Circus macrourus)
草丛
underbrush
草图
a sketch; rough drawing
草地
lawn; meadow; sod; turf; CL:片[pian4]
草地鹨
(bird species of China) meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)
草坪
lawn
草坪机
lawn mower
草场
pastureland
草垫
straw mattress
草垫子
straw mattress; palliasse
草大青
Isatis indigotica (indigo woad plant)
草字头儿
grass radical 艹
草寇
bandits
草屋
thatched hut
草屯
Caotun or Tsaotun town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
草屯镇
Caotun or Tsaotun town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
草山
Grassy Hill (hill in Hong Kong)
草帽
straw hat
草拟
first draft; to draw up (a first version)
草料
fodder
草书
grass script; cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
草木
vegetation; plants
草木灰
plant ash
草木皆兵
lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy; to feel beleaguered
草木鸟兽
flora and fauna
草本
grass; herb
草本植物
herbaceous plant
草果
black cardamom; (dialect) strawberry
草根
grassroots
草根网民
grassroots netizens
草案
draft (legislation, proposal etc)
草标
(old) sign made of woven weeds, placed on an object, an animal or a person, indicating that it is for sale.
草民
the grass roots; the hoi polloi
草泥马
grass mud horse; used as a substitute for 肏你媽|肏你妈[cao4 ni3 ma1], to mock or avoid censorship on the Internet
草海
Caohai Lake, Guizhou
草满囹圄
lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society
草爬子
tick (zoology)
草率
careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious
草率收兵
to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted; half-baked
草珊瑚
Sarcandra glabra (botany)
草甸
meadow
草皮
turf; sward; sod
草石蚕
Chinese artichoke; Stachys sieboldii
草码
the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,十 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine
草秆
straw; grain stalks
草稿
draft; outline; sketch
草纸
rough straw paper; toilet paper; brown paper
草绿篱莺
(bird species of China) eastern olivaceous warbler (Iduna pallida)
草耙
a rake
草船借箭
lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]); fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
草草
carelessly; hastily
草草了事
to rush through the work; to get through a thing carelessly
草草收兵
to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted; half-baked
草草收场
to rush to conclude a matter; to end up abruptly
草莓
strawberry; CL:顆|颗[ke1]; (Taiwan) hickey; love bite
草莓族
pampered young people unaccustomed to hardship (Tw)
草莽
a rank growth of grass; uncultivated land; wilderness
草菅人命
human life as grass (idiom); to kill people like scything grass; a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen
草菇
straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea); paddy straw mushroom
草荐
straw mattress; palliasse
草药
herbal medicine
草蜢
grasshopper
草蜻蛉
green lacewing
草酸
oxalic acid C2H2O4
草鸡
free-range chicken; (dialect) hen; cowardly
草鞋
straw sandals
草食动物
herbivore; herbivorous animal
草体
see 草書|草书[cao3 shu1]
草鱼
grass carp
草鸮
(bird species of China) eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris)
草鹭
(bird species of China) purple heron (Ardea purpurea)
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