# 主动 (zhǔdòng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 主动 (zhǔdòng) means “to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous
- Pinyin: zhǔdòng (zhu3 dong4)
- Traditional: 主動
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 他主动帮助新同事。
  Tā zhǔdòng bāngzhù xīn tóngshì.
  He took the initiative to help his new colleague.

## Characters

- [主](https://hanziro.com/word/zhu-host/) (zhǔ): host; owner
- [动](https://hanziro.com/word/dong-move/) (dòng): to move; to touch

https://hanziro.com/word/zhu-dong-take-initiative/

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