How to say “on one's own initiative” in Chinese
on one's own initiative
“On one's own initiative” in Chinese is 主动, zhǔ dòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
主动 is read zhǔ dòng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
王 with a dot on top. It hints at the sound in 住 and 注 zhù.
On the right, 力 “strength”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “主动”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 主动. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她总是主动帮助新同事。tāzǒngshìzhǔdòngbāngzhùxīntóngshìShe always offers to help new colleagues without being asked.
- 她每次都主动跟我打招呼tāměicìdōuzhǔdònggēnwǒdǎzhāohuShe's always the first to say hello to me.
- 我们要由被动转为主动。wǒmenyàoyóubèidòngzhuǎnwéizhǔdòngWe need to go from being passive to taking the initiative.
- 他主动向老师认错了tāzhǔdòngxiànglǎoshīrèncuòleHe went to the teacher and admitted his mistake on his own.
- 遇到困难时要主动寻求帮助yùdàokùnnanshíyàozhǔdòngxúnqiúbāngzhùWhen you run into difficulties, you should take the initiative and seek help.
More words from the lesson “On your own, no reminders”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “on one's own initiative” in Chinese?
“On one's own initiative” in Chinese is 主动, pinyin zhǔdòng.
What does 主动 mean?
主动 (zhǔdòng) means “on one's own initiative”.
How do you write 主动?
主动 is 2 characters: 主 (zhǔ) — owner; main; 动 (dòng) — move. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 主动?
主动 is read zhǔdòng. Tones: zhǔ — third tone, dòng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“on one's own initiative” in the lesson “On your own, no reminders”
This word is from the topic “Character” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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