Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
主动
zhǔdòng
Description
如果你不等别人叫你，自己先去做一件事，这就是主动。
If you don't wait for others to ask you and do something yourself first, that is 主动.
主动的人常常很积极，会自己想办法。
People who are 主动 are often very proactive and come up with their own solutions.
Meanings
主动zhǔdòng
to act on one's own initiative; proactive
他主动帮我打扫房间。
He took the initiative to help me clean the room.
主动zhǔdòng
active; taking the lead (vs. passive)
在比赛里我们要保持主动。
We need to stay proactive in the competition.
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Notes
- Etymology
主 (master/self) + 动 (move/act), literally 'act by oneself'.
- Nuance
opposite of 被动 (passive); stresses acting without being asked.
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