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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
操縱 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
操縱 ＝ 操 ＋ 縱
ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄥˋ · cāozòng
verb — to operate (a machine); to manipulate, to control behind the scenes (people, a market)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

操to take firm hold, to work a thing (操作)cāo
縱to let loose, to let run (放縱)zònga cord 糸 let slack — slacken or pull at will
操縱，操作的操，放縱的縱。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一手抓緊（操），一手放鬆（縱），收放都在你手上的那根線。
One hand grips tight (操), the other slackens the cord (縱) — pull and release both run through your fingers, the puppet's strings.
記憶法
關 · Related
控制kòngzhìto control — the plainer everyday word操控cāokòngto operate and control — the same 操, near-twin