主动 / 主動
zhǔ dòng
Meaning
- to take the initiative
- to do something of one's own accord
- spontaneous
- active
- opposite: passive 被动 bèi dòng
- drive (of gears and shafts and so on)
Example sentences
他主动跟我打招呼。
他主動跟我打招呼。
tā zhǔ dòng gēn wǒ dǎ zhāo hū。
He took the initiative to greet me.
他主动帮他妈妈做家务。
他主動幫他媽媽做家務。
tā zhǔ dòng bāng tā mā mā zuò jiā wù。
He voluntarily helped his mother with housework.
原告主动向法院提起诉讼，法院才开始审理。
原告主動向法院提起訴訟，法院纔開始審理。
yuán gào zhǔ dòng xiàng fǎ yuàn tí qǐ sù sòng， fǎ yuàn cái kāi shǐ shěn lǐ。
The court only began hearing the case after the plaintiff filed the lawsuit voluntarily.