主动 (zhǔ dòng) — to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被动; drive (of gears and shafts etc) | Hanzirama

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主 (zhǔ) — to own; to host; master; host; lord

动 (dòng) — to move, to happen; movement, action

Words with Same Characters

主动脉 (zhǔ dòng mài) — aorta

主动权 (zhǔ dòng quán) — initiative (as in "seize the initiative")

主动免疫 (zhǔ dòng miǎn yì) — active immunity

国际共产主义运动 (guó jì gòng chǎn zhǔ yì yùn dòng) — Comintern

环境行动主义 (huán jìng xíng dòng zhǔ yì) — environmentalism

社会主义教育运动 (Shè huì Zhǔ yì Jiào yù Yùn dòng) — Socialist Education Movement (1963-66), formal name of the Four Cleanups Movement 四清运动

行动主义 (xíng dòng zhǔ yì) — activism

动 (dòng) — (of sth) to move

运动 (yùn dòng) — sports

动物 (dòng wù) — animal

主要 (zhǔ yào) — main; principal; major; primary

运动员 (yùn dòng yuán) — athlete

动物园 (dòng wù yuán) — zoo

运动会 (yùn dòng huì) — sports competition

主意 (zhǔ yi) — idea

Synonyms

积极 (jī jí) — active; positive (outlook); proactive

自发 (zì fā) — spontaneous

自觉 (zì jué) — to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself); responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; considerate of others

Antonyms

被动 (bèi dòng) — passive

Part of speech: adjective, adverbExample Sentences

她主动帮忙了。 — She offered to help on her own initiative.

你应该主动一点。 — You should take more initiative.

他主动承认了自己犯的错误。 — He took the initiative to admit his mistake.

在工作中，主动学习的人进步更快。 — At work, people who learn proactively make faster progress.

如果你喜欢她，就应该主动去表达，不要总是等待机会。 — If you like her, you should take the initiative to express it, not always wait for the chance.