cāo
dāo

idiom
common
verb

Meaning of 操刀

操刀 means to take personal charge; to personally oversee and execute a task. Pronounced cāo dāo.

  • to take personal charge; to personally oversee and execute a task

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shí
yàn
yóu
Wáng
zǒng
gōng
chéng
shī
cāo
dāo
 
què
bǎo
wàn
shī
 

Chief Engineer Wang personally oversaw this experiment to ensure nothing went wrong.

Diǎn
qiú
yóu
jiǔ
hào
duì
yuán
cāo
dāo
zhǔ
 

Player number nine took personal responsibility for taking the penalty kick.

Zhè
piān
yóu
zhù
míng
dǎo
yǎn
qīn
cāo
dāo
 
bèi
shòu
dài
 

This blockbuster was personally directed by a famous filmmaker and is highly anticipated.

Gōng
de
xīn
zhàn
lüè
yóu
CEOC
qīnE
O
cāo
dāo
zhì
dìng
 
 
 

The company's new strategy was personally crafted by the CEO.

Zhè
tái
de
shǒu
shù
yóu
jīng
yàn
zuì
fēng
de
wài
shēng
cāo
dāo
 

This complex surgery must be performed by the most experienced surgeon.