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to take the initiative / to do sth of one's own accord / spontaneous / active / opposite: passive 被動|被动 / drive (of gears and shafts etc)
HSK 3
active / energetic / vigorous / positive (outlook) / proactive
HSK 3
lively / vivacious / brisk / active / (chemistry) reactive
HSK 5
(idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one
active / lively / excited / to enliven / to brighten up
HSK 6
active / restless / energetic
active supporter; political activist
active member; activist
Ai Weiwei (1957-), Chinese artist active in architecture, photography, film, as well as cultural criticism and political activism
(coll.) to jump about; to be active; to be lively / (coll.) (fig.) to struggle (before succumbing); to be alive and kicking (esp. toward the end of one's life)
sense of crisis; acute awareness of looming danger or instability (often actively cultivated to spur preparedness or action)
initiative / active role
lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom) / fig. prosperous and bustling; vigorous and active
to serve in the army / in active service
to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively / healthy and active
active response / energetic response
(slang, coined c. 2017, contrasted with 佛系) Dao-type, a type of person who has traits associated with a Daoist approach to life, such as being active, optimistic, earthy and forthright
yellow bicycle (nickname for bicycles provided by the Ofo bike-sharing company, active 2014–2020)
(chemistry) activity / active / activated
active volcano
lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
active immunity
Kilauea, Hawaii, the world's most active volcano
to rush around everywhere / always active
intimate / friendly / warm / active / lively (interaction, participation etc)
(idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one
active immunity
daily active users (of a website, service etc)
to plot actively (idiom) / scheming / calculating
Wan Qirong (active c. 711), Tang dynasty poet
Mt Longmen, the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin, an active geological fault line / Mt Longmen in Shandong / Mt Longmen in Henan
Ximen Bao (active around 422 BC), statesman and hydraulic engineer of Wei 魏國|魏国
Mount Aso, active volcano in Kyushu, Japan
He Chao (active c. 711), Tang dynasty poet
(military) active duty / (sports) currently active (player, athlete etc)
active desktop
Sakurajima, an active volcano in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
Li Gefei (active c. 1090), Northern Song writer and father of southern Song female poet Li Qingzhao 李清照
Gao Xianzhi or Go Seonji (c. 702-756), Tang dynasty general of Goguryeo 高句麗|高句丽 extraction, active in Central Asia
Lu Tanwei (active c. 450-490), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
Cao Buxing or Ts'ao Pu-hsing (active c. 210-250), famous semilegendary painter, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
(computer chip manufacture) active area
active participation
Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator
Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin
Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin


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