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主動
简 主动 · 繁 主動Mandarin · pinyin zhǔ dòng
Meanings
- to take the initiative
- to do sth of one's own accord
- spontaneous
- active
- opposite: passive 被動 bèi dòng
- drive (of gears and shafts etc)
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Mandarin tones
3–4 · zhu3 dong4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zyu2 dung6
Cantonese word readings for 主動. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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zyu2 dung6
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
adj
- active
- self-motivated; motivated; proactive; self-starting
adv
- actively; voluntarily
verb
- to take the initiative to; to take it upon oneself to; to do something on one's own accord
noun
- initiative
- (gay sex) top
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