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主动

zhǔ dòng

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 主動

主动 (zhǔ dòng) means "to take the initiative". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 主动 means

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

The characters in 主动

• 主zhǔowner; master; host
• 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace

Example sentences

• 你必须积极主动。
  You have to be proactive.
• 他主动帮他妈妈做家务。
  Tā zhǔdòng bāng tā māma zuò jiāwù.
  He takes the initiative in helping his mother do the housework.
• 所有订阅将自动续订，除非使用者主动取消。
  All plans automatically renew until cancelled.

Words starting with 主动

• 主动权zhǔ dòng quáninitiative (as in "seize the initiative"); advantageous position that allows one to call…
• 主动收入zhǔ dòng shōu rù(finance) active income
• 主动免疫zhǔ dòng miǎn yìactive immunity
• 主动脉zhǔ dòng màiaorta; principal artery

Where 主动 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Personality & character traits (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhǔ dòng correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.