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主動 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • active adj Engaging in physical movement or exercise regularly.
  • actively adv In a way that involves energetic or deliberate effort, rather than passively.
  • top noun The highest point or part of something.

Senses

主動 is used for these senses in English:

  • active Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
  • actively In an active manner.
  • hands-on Involving active participation.
  • top (LGBT slang) A person who penetrates or has a preference for penetrating during intercourse.

active — full definition

  1. adj Engaging in physical movement or exercise regularly.
  2. adj Currently functioning, in use, or in progress.
  3. adj Grammar: describing a sentence structure where the subject performs the action, as opposed to the passive voice.
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