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operate in Chinese

operate in Chinese is 工作 — operate means to work or run, especially a machine or system.

operate in Chinese

工作
verb
Pronounced: gōng zuò
(transitive, or, intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.

What does "operate" mean?

  1. verb To work or run, especially a machine or system.
    "She learned to operate the forklift in a single afternoon."
  2. verb To perform surgery on a patient.
    "The surgeon operated on his knee for three hours."
  3. verb To run or manage a business or organization.
    "The family has operated this restaurant for forty years."

operate in a sentence

  • She learned to operate the forklift in a single afternoon.
  • The factory operates around the clock.
  • The surgeon operated on his knee for three hours.
  • The family has operated this restaurant for forty years.

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What is "operate" in Chinese?

"operate" in Chinese is 工作. operate means: To work or run, especially a machine or system.

How do you pronounce 工作?

"operate" in Chinese is 工作, pronounced "gōng zuò".

How do you use "operate" in a sentence?

Example: "She learned to operate the forklift in a single afternoon." In Chinese, "operate" is 工作.

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