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 (railway) train

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 movement

2 motion

3 action

4 classifier: 个 gè

1 animal

2 classifier: 只 zhī

3 classifier: 群 qún

4 classifier: 个 gè

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

1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected

2 not batting an eyelid

1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)

1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers

2 an army marches on its stomach

1 lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor

2 learn from past mistake

3 once bitten twice shy