主動

Cantonese

simpl.		主动
trad.		主動

Pronunciation

• IPA: [tsyː˧˥ tʊŋ˨]

Adjective

主動 (traditional, jyutping zyu2 dung6, simplified 主动)

1. active

Antonyms

• 被動 (bei6 dung6)

Noun

主動 (traditional, jyutping zyu2 dung6, simplified 主动)

1. (gay sex) a top

Antonyms

• 被動 (bei6 dung6)

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Mandarin

simpl.		主动
trad.		主動

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ʈʂu˨˩˦ tʊŋ˥˩]

Adjective

主動 (traditional, Pinyin zhǔdòng, simplified 主动)

1. principal; primary
2. active

   你要變被動為主動，掌握主控權。

   you must change passive into active, and take the initiative

3. self-motivated, motivated, proactive, self-starting

   他是一個非常主動的人。

   he is a highly self-motivated person

4. (gay sex) active

Antonyms

• 被動 (bèidòng) (“passive”)

Derived terms

• 主動脈 (aorta)
• 主控權 (initiative)

Adverb

主動 (traditional, Pinyin zhǔdòng, simplified 主动)

1. actively;

   你應該主動去跟他解釋清楚

   you should actively go and explain things clearly to him

2. to take the initiative to verb; to take it upon oneself to verb; to verb on one's own accord

Noun

主動 (traditional, Pinyin zhǔdòng, simplified 主动)

1. initiative

Derived terms

• 採取主動 (cǎiqǔ zhǔdòng) (“to take the initiative”)

References

• HSK 汉语水平考试词典 (ISBN 7561720785)