主动 in English zhu3 dong4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to take the initiative
  • to do sth of one's own accord
  • spontaneous
  • active
  • opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]
  • drive (of gears and shafts and so on)

Simplified Characters

主 动

Traditional Characters

主 動

Pinyin

zhu3 dong4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

主zhu3owner 动dong4(of sth) to move