上操 (shǎng) — to go out for drill, to do military exercises
Definition
Military/colloquial term meaning 'to do drill or physical training' (literally 'go up + drill'). Common in armed-forces and school-PT contexts; the standalone noun 操 alone is the general word for exercise/drill.
verb
to go out for drillto do military exercises
Examples
- 上操。Míng tiān zǎo shàng liù diǎn shǎng.Tomorrow morning at six we drill.
- 。Zhè ge yuè wǒ men zhī shàng guò yí cì cāo.This month we only did drills once.
- 。Xīn bīng měi tiān dōu yào shàng cāo.New recruits have to drill every day.
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