主动(zhǔ dòng): to take the initiative
to take the initiative
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- zhǔ dòng
- Meaning
- to take the initiative
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 主動
Appears in lessons
主动 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 主动 — tap one to open its word page.
zhǔ主rén人
HSK 2owner
zhǔ主rèn任
HSK 3director
bù不yóu由zì自zhǔ主
HSK 7-9(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
zhǔ主rén人gōng公
HSK 7-9hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist
zhǔ主lì力
HSK 7-9main force
zhǔ主fù妇
HSK 7-9housewife
sān三mín民zhǔ主yì义
Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s)
bù不zhǔ主gù故cháng常
not to stick to the old conventions
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