主動

zhǔ dòng

A2 Level 4* ★ Core word
Stative verb

Definition

  1. to take the initiative
  2. to do sth of one's own accord
  3. spontaneous
  4. active
  5. opposite: passive 被動
  6. drive (of gears and shafts etc)

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Example

他很主動地幫助新同學。

He proactively helps new classmates.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).