zhǔ dòng

Traditional: 主動

主动 (zhǔ dòng) is a Chinese word meaning “to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous”.

Meanings

  1. 1to take the initiative
  2. 2to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3spontaneous
  4. 4active
  5. 5opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]
  6. 6drive (of gears and shafts etc)
Part of speech
adjective

Characters in 主动

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