操持 (cāo chi) — to manage; to handle (affairs, household tasks, etc.)
Definition
Means taking charge of and running the practical details of affairs (household, business, events) — the hands-on managing of daily tasks, not strategic 管理.
verb
to manageto handle (affairs, household tasks, etc.)
Examples
- 操持。Tā yí gè rén cāo chi zhe zhěng gè jiā tíng de shì wù.She single-handedly manages the entire family's affairs.
- 操持。Jīng yíng zhè jiā xiǎo gōng sī xū yào cāo chi hěn duō rì cháng suǒ shì.Running this small company requires handling many daily trivial matters.
- 操持，。Lǎo rén cāo chi le jǐ shí nián de jiā wù, xiàn zài zhōng yú kě yǐ xiū xi le.The elderly person has been managing household chores for decades, and now can finally rest.
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