🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

操纵

Pronunciation / Transliteration: cāozòng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Manipulate/məˈnɪp.jə.leɪt/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他不应该试图操纵市场价格。"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To handle or control skillfully, typically with the hands or by mechanical means.

    "The skilled artisan could manipulate the delicate glass effortlessly."
  2. 2

    To control or influence a person or situation cleverly, unfairly, or unscrupulously.

    "He tried to manipulate the data to support his flawed hypothesis."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'manipulus' (a handful, handful of men, bundle), formed from 'manus' (hand) and the root of 'plere' (to fill). In the 18th century, the meaning shifted from physical handling and mechanical manipulation to figurative control, influence, and psychological management of people or data.

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