主动

zhǔdòng

to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord

Traditional 主動
HSK 3.0 · Level 3 HSK 2.0 · Level 4 adjective / adverbadjectiveadjective / noun

Meaning

zhǔdòng zhu3 dong4
  1. to take the initiative
  2. to do sth of one's own accord
  3. spontaneous
  4. active
  5. opposite: passive 被动
  6. drive (of gears and shafts etc)

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