主动

Character by character

• 主zhǔ5 strokesHSK 2master, chief owner; host; lord
• 动dòng6 strokesHSK 1 traditional 動move, happen; movement, action

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 主动. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 动dòngHSK 1

  (of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 动词, verb

• 活动huó dòngHSK 2

  to exercise; to move about; to operate; to use connections (personal influence); loose; shaky; active; movable; activity; campaign; maneuver; behavior

• 行动xíng dòngHSK 2

  operation; action; to move about; mobile

• 主zhǔHSK 7

  owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)

• 主要zhǔ yàoHSK 2

  main; principal; major; primary

• 运动yùn dòngHSK 2

  to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign

• 动作dòng zuòHSK 1

  movement; motion; action; to act; to move

• 动物dòng wùHSK 2

  animal

• 激动jī dòngHSK 4

  to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite

• 移动yí dòngHSK 4

  to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable

• 启动qǐ dòngHSK 5

  to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan)

• 主题zhǔ tíHSK 4

  theme; subject

• 主任zhǔ rènHSK 3

  director; head

• 主席zhǔ xíHSK 4

  chairperson; premier; chairman

• 自动zì dòngHSK 3

  automatic; voluntarily

• 主人zhǔ rénHSK 2

  master; host; owner

• 感动gǎn dòngHSK 2

  to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving

• 主管zhǔ guǎnHSK 5

  in charge; responsible for; person in charge; manager

• 动力dòng lìHSK 3

  motive power; force; (fig.) motivation; impetus

• 公主gōng zhǔHSK 6

  princess

• 主义zhǔ yìHSK 7

  -ism; ideology

• 主持人zhǔ chí rénHSK 6

  TV or radio presenter; host; anchor

• 发动fā dòngHSK 3

  to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse

• 主持zhǔ chíHSK 3

  to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor