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主动

Traditional: 主動

zhǔ dòng

HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 4

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zhǔ dòng · zyu2 dung6 (Jyutping)

  1. to take the initiative
  2. to do sth of one's own accord
  3. spontaneous
  4. active
  5. opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]
  6. drive (of gears and shafts etc)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

主

Meaning
master, chief owner; host; lord
Radical
丶
Strokes
5
Components
⿱丶王
Cangjie
YG
Four-corner
0010.4

动

Meaning
move, happen; movement, action
Radical
力
Strokes
6
Components
⿰云力
Cangjie
MIKS
Four-corner
1472

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