主动 (zhǔ dòng) — proactive, taking the initiative (of a person's attitude or action); voluntary, on one's own accord
Definition
主动 describes a person who takes the lead or acts on their own (opposite of 被动). Compared with 积极, it stresses being the one to initiate an action rather than having a generally energetic, positive attitude.
adjective
proactivetaking the initiative (of a person's attitude or action)voluntaryon one's own accord
Examples
- 主动。Tā fēi cháng zhǔ dòng xué xí zhōng wén.He is very proactive in learning Chinese.
- 主动，。Zhè shì wǒ zhǔ dòng zuò de jué dìng, bú shì bié rén ràng wǒ zuò de.This is a decision I made on my own initiative, not something others asked me to do.
- ，主动。Zài gōng zuò zhōng, nǐ yào gèng zhǔ dòng yì xiē.At work, you need to be more proactive.
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