主动(zhǔ dòng): to take the initiative
to take the initiative
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 主动 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
你必须积极主动。
nǐ bì xū jī jí zhǔ dòng
You have to be proactive.
有人责怪我们凡事不主动。
yǒu rén zé guài wǒ men fán shì bù zhǔ dòng
The charge against us is that we have no initiative.
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