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主动 zhǔ dòng

HSK 4 word · traditional 主動

Meanings

• to take the initiative
• to do sth of one's own accord
• spontaneous
• active
• opposite: passive 被动
• drive (of gears and shafts etc)

Characters

• 主 zhǔ: owner
• 动 dòng: (of sth) to move

Example sentences

他主动帮他妈妈做家务。
He takes the initiative in helping his mother do the housework.
Tatoeba #400041 by sysko (CC BY 2.0 FR)

你必须积极主动。
You have to be proactive.
Tatoeba #5091518 by mirrorvan (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).