to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc)
trad. 主動
Also written 主動【zhǔ dòng】
Characters in this word
2主
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owner, master, host, individual or party concerned, God, Lord, main, to indicate or signify, trump card (in card games)
- Pinyin
- zhǔ
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 1715 of 2500
动
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(of sth) to move, to set in movement, to displace, to touch, to make use of, to stir (emotions), to alter, abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
- Pinyin
- dòng
- Traditional
- 動
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1317 of 2500