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實操

简实操 · 繁實操

Mandarin · pinyin shí cāo

to actually do (sth) (as opposed to learning how to do it from books etc)
practice (as opposed to theory) (abbr. for 實際操作 shí jì cāo zuò)

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實: shí · real, true, solid, honest
操: cāo · conduct, run, control, manage
实: shí · real, true; honest, sincere

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2–1 · shi2 cao1

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verb

to actually do something

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