主動

See also: 主动

Chinese

to own; to host; master
to own; to host; master; lord; primary
 
to move; to change; to use
to move; to change; to use; to act
 
trad. (主動) 主 動
simp. (主动) 主 动

Pronunciation

Adjective

主動

  1. active
    你要變被動為主動，掌握主控權。 [MSC, trad.]
    你要变被动为主动，掌握主控权。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ yào biàn bèidòng wèi zhǔdòng, zhǎngwò zhǔkòngquán. [Pinyin]
    You must change passive into active, and take the initiative.
  2. self-motivated; motivated; proactive; self-starting
    他是一個非常主動的人。 [MSC, trad.]
    他是一个非常主动的人。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā shì yīge fēicháng zhǔdòng de rén. [Pinyin]
    He is a highly self-motivated person.

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Adverb

主動

  1. actively; voluntarily
    你應該主動去跟他解釋清楚。 [MSC, trad.]
    你应该主动去跟他解释清楚。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ yìnggāi zhǔdòng qù gēn tā jiěshì qīngchǔ. [Pinyin]
    You should actively go and explain things clearly to him.

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Verb

主動

  1. to take the initiative to; to take it upon oneself to; to do something on one's own accord

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Noun

主動

  1. initiative
    採取主動／采取主动  ―  cǎiqǔ zhǔdòng  ―  to take the initiative
  2. (gay sex) top

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