出操

Mandarin · pinyin chū cāo

Meanings

  1. to drill
  2. to exercise
  3. to go outdoors for physical exercise
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出
chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
操
cāo · conduct, run, control, manage
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1–1 · chu1 cao1

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