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)

1 popularity

2 personality

3 character

1 to set off

2 to start (on a journey)

1 courage

2 valor

1 (of sth) to move

2 to set in movement

3 to displace

4 to touch

5 to make use of

6 to stir (emotions)

7 to alter

8 abbr. for 動詞|动词[dòng cí], verb

1 to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom)

2 warm and affable

1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)

1 to not say a word (idiom)

1 to not say a word (idiom)

1 lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)

2 to sing from the same hymn sheet