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    Expressing "Cao Cao" with 曹操 (Cáo Cāo)

    Topic & Focus

    Explanation

    曹操 (Cáo Cāo) was a famous warlord, strategist, and poet who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period. He is one of the most prominent figures in Chinese history and literature, known for his military genius and cunning. His name appears in many Chinese idioms and stories, such as 望梅止渴.

    Examples

    • 说到曹操，他可是三国时期最有名的人物之一。

      Shuō dào Cáo Cāo, tā kěshì Sānguó shíqī zuì yǒumíng de rénwù zhī yī.

      Speaking of Cao Cao, he was one of the most famous figures of the Three Kingdoms period.

    • 曹操不仅会打仗，还写过很多好诗。

      Cáo Cāo bùjǐn huì dǎzhàng, hái xiě guò hěn duō hǎo shī.

      Cao Cao was not only skilled in warfare but also wrote many fine poems.

    • 中国有句俗话叫"说曹操，曹操到"。

      Zhōngguó yǒu jù súhuà jiào "shuō Cáo Cāo, Cáo Cāo dào."

      There's a Chinese saying: "Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives."

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