主动权

主動權

zhǔdòngquán

noun #20,138

Meanings

1 initiative
2 the upper hand
3 control (of a situation)

Characters

main / to take charge

to move / active

right / authority / power

Examples

HSK 5

要想成功，就必须掌握主动权。

Yào xiǎng chénggōng, jiù bìxū zhǎngwò zhǔdòngquán.

If you want to succeed, you must take control of the situation.

HSK 6

谈判中，我方掌握了主动权。

Tánpàn zhōng, wǒfāng zhǎngwò le zhǔdòngquán.

In the negotiations, our side held the initiative.

Tips

usage

掌握主动权 (to hold the initiative) is the most common collocation. 主动权 refers not just to being active but to being in a position where you control the pace and direction of events.

Stroke Order

主 zhǔ

动 dòng

权 quán