主动 (主動)
zhǔ dòng
Pinyin

Definition

主动 (主動)
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zhǔ dòng
  1. to take the initiative
  2. to do sth of one's own accord
  3. spontaneous
  4. active
  5. opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. drive (of gears and shafts etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主
zhǔ
  1. 1 owner
  2. 2 master
  3. 3 host
  4. 4 individual or party concerned
  5. 5 God
  6. 6 Lord
  7. 7 main
  8. 8 to indicate or signify
  9. 9 trump card (in card games)
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
主动
zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
主要
zhǔ yào
  1. 1 main
  2. 2 principal
  3. 3 major
  4. 4 primary

Idioms (11)

不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned
冤有头，债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)

Sample Sentences

如若听说一个孩子在重点学校、尖子班，班主任抓的严，或者孩子自加压力，主动要求上各种辅导班，其它家长的反应都是满满地对别人家孩子的羡慕和赞叹，好像一眼就看到了这位刻苦学习的好孩子用时间兑换出了光辉灿烂的未来。
rúruò tīngshuō yīgē háizi zài chóngdiǎn xuéxiào 、jiānzi Bān ，bānzhǔrèn zhuā de Yán ，huòzhě háizi zì Jiā yālì ，zhǔdòng yāoqiú shàng gèzhǒng fǔdǎobān ，qítā jiāzhǎng de fǎnyìng dōu shì mǎnmǎn de duì biéren jiā háizi de xiànmù hé zàntàn ，hǎoxiàng yīyǎn jiù kàndào le zhèwèi kèkǔ xuéxí de hǎo háizi yòng shíjiān duìhuàn chū le guānghuīcànlàn de wèilái 。
If one hears that a child is in an "elite school", an "elite class", their homeroom teacher is "strict", or that the child is putting undue stress on himself/herself by taking additional classes, other parents usually respond with full-hearted compliments to this "other people's child", as if already seeing with a glance the bright future this good, hard-working kid is exchanging for his/her childhood.
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那就得看细节了，主动型的，如果对你有好感，那一定是“你在干嘛呀”轰炸；“早安、午安、晚安”各种请安，要不然如果是闷骚型的，就看他是不是总能秒回你的信息。
nā jiù děi kàn xìjié le ，zhǔdòng xíng de ，rúguǒ duì nǐ yǒu hǎogǎn ，nà yīdìng shì “nǐ zài gànmá ya ”hōngzhà ；“zǎoān 、wǔān 、wǎn ān ”gèzhǒng qǐng ān ，yàoburán rúguǒ shì mēnsāo xíng de ，jiù kàn tā shì bùshì zǒng néng miǎo huí nǐ de xìnxī 。
Then that depends on the details. More pro-active types, if they're interested in you, will definitely bombard you with "What are you up to?"; and the three goods, "good morning, good afternoon and good evening", otherwise, if they're "still waters run deep" type, then you should see if he replies to your messages within seconds.
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口渴了得喝水，当然毋庸置疑。可那是被动地喝水，我们还要主动地来补水，比如清早起床后喝杯温开水，有助于稀释血液，帮助肝肾代谢，排除体内废物，养颜又保健。
kǒukě le děi hēshuǐ ，dāngrán wúyōngzhìyí 。kě nà shì bèidòng de hēshuǐ ，wǒmen hái yào zhǔdòng de lái bǔ shuǐ ，bǐrú qīngzǎo qǐchuáng hòu hē bēi wēn kāishuǐ ，yǒuzhùyú xīshì xuèyè ，bāngzhù gān shèn dàixiè ，páichú tǐnèi fèiwù ，yǎngyán yòu bǎojiàn 。
Of course there's no question that if you're thirsty you should drink water. But that's drinking water in a passive way. We also have to be proactive in supplementing our water intake, like, for example, early in the morning when you get out of bed, drinking a glass of warm boiled water helps ease your circulation, as well as helping your liver and kidneys metabolize, to rid yourself of toxins, helping improve your skin and keeping you healthy.
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对，那最后一种就是变色龙型的老板，他们通晓人情世故，见招拆招，见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话。其实跟这类老板沟通，最舒服，你做好自己就好，他会主动来适应你的。
duì ，nà zuìhòu yīzhǒng jiùshì biànsèlóng xíng de lǎobǎn ，tāmen tōngxiǎo rénqíngshìgù ，jiàn zhāo chāi zhāo ，jiàn rén shuō rén huà ，jiàn guǐ shuō guǐ huà 。qíshí gēn zhèlèi lǎobǎn gōutōng ，zuì shūfu ，nǐ zuò hǎo zìjǐ jiù hǎo ，tā huì zhǔdòng lái shìyìng nǐ de 。
Yes, so the last type is - The Chameleon. They are very sensitive to the ways of the world and have a whole bag of tricks; they can charm whoever they're talking to, regardless of who they are. Actually, communicating with this kind of boss is the best. You just focus on being yourself and they'll come and adapt to you!
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没错，勇敢些，主动些，自信些，轻松些，多听中文播客积累些话题，一定能收获愉悦的社交体验。
méicuò ，yǒnggǎn xiē ，zhǔdòng xiē ，zìxìn xiē ，qīngsōng xiē ，duō tīng Zhōngwénbōkè jīlěi xiē huàtí ，yīdìng néng shōuhuò yúyuè de shèjiāo tǐyàn 。
That's right, be a bit braver, be a little more proactive, a little more relaxed and listen to more ChinesePod to accumulate some topics of conversation, then you'll be certain to be able to gain some experience of pleasurable social interaction.
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我没办法，就是不喜欢跑步，要我自己主动去运动，那是不可能的，只有交了钱，有教练督促，跟几个好朋友一块儿彼此激励，才可能保持运动习惯。
wǒ méi bànfǎ ，jiùshì bù xǐhuan pǎobù ，yào wǒ zìjǐ zhǔdòng qù yùndòng ，nà shì bù kěnéng de ，zhǐyǒu jiāo le qián ，yǒu jiàoliàn dūcù ，gēn jǐ ge hǎopéngyou yīkuàir bǐcǐ jīlì ，cái kěnéng bǎochí yùndòng xíguàn 。
That's not for me, I don't like running, I can't really go to exercise on my own. I can only keep exercising when I hand over money and have a trainer to urge me on and good friends to encourage me.
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主动消费呢，就是像我这样，有需要了才去买，被动消费呢，就是你这样的，本来根本就没有这个消费需求，被打折啊，促销啊这样的活动冲昏了头脑，产生了消费意愿，买了一大堆用不着的东西。
zhǔdòng xiāofèi ne ，jiùshì xiàng wǒ zhèyàng ，yǒu xūyào le cái qù mǎi ，bèidòng xiāofèi ne ，jiùshì nǐ zhèyàng de ，běnlái gēnběn jiù méiyǒu zhè ge xiāofèi xūqiú ，bèi dǎzhé ā ，cùxiāo ā zhèyàng de huódòng chōnghūn le tóunǎo ，chǎnshēng le xiāofèi yìyuàn ，mǎi le yīdàduī yòngbuzháo de dōngxi 。
Active consumerism is just like me: when I need something I go buy it. Passive consumerism is just like you: you don't have the need at all to consume but discounts and sales promotions make you dizzy in the head, create a desire to consume and cause you to buy a huge pile of stuff you won't use.
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是啊，合法是合法。但我听新闻说其实象牙证件本身的买卖已经形成了一个小黑市。大多数的经销店根本就不提供收藏证，近一半店面以“费时、高成本”等理由主动建议消费者不要收藏证。
shìa ，héfǎ shì héfǎ 。dàn wǒ tīng xīnwén shuō qíshí xiàngyá zhèngjiàn běnshēn de mǎimài yǐjīng xíngchéng le yī gè xiǎo hēishì 。dàduōshù de jīngxiāodiàn gēnběn jiù bù tígōng shōucáng zhèng ，jìn yībàn diànmiàn yǐ “fèi shí 、gāo chéngběn ”děng lǐyóu zhǔdòng jiànyì xiāofèizhě bù yào shōucáng zhèng 。
It is, but that's not the real issue. I heard from the news that the truth of the matter is that the buying and selling of ivory certificates has become a black market. The majority of the vendors simply don't provide collector's certificates, and nearly half of the storefronts make use of reasons like “it's time consuming” or “it costs a lot” to encourage collectors not to demand a collector's certificate.
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你这个问题实在是太好了。因为经常是销售会碰到这样的人，就是这个人特别特别地不爱说话。我们也碰到过这种情况。然后呢，你在这种情况下呢，可能销售就要变得比较主动一点了。
nǐ zhè ge wèntí shízàishì tài hǎo le 。yīnwèi jīngcháng shì xiāoshòu huì pèngdào zhèyàng de rén ，jiùshì zhè ge rén tèbié tèbié de bù ài shuōhuà 。wǒmen yě pèngdào guò zhèzhǒng qíngkuàng 。ránhòu ne ，nǐ zài zhèzhǒng qíngkuàng xià ne ，kěnéng xiāoshòu jiùyào biànde bǐjiào zhǔdòng yīdiǎn le 。
Your question is really a great one. Because salespeople will often run into this type of person, someone who really doesn't like to talk. We have all run into this situation. Then, in this situation, a salesperson needs to become a bit more proactive.
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嗯，可他为什么不主动还我。
ng4 ，kě tā wèishénme bù zhǔdòng huán wǒ 。
Yeah, but why doesn’t he pay me back on his own?
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