bèi dòng
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  • 1

    adj.passive; inactive

    • bèi dòng xī yān huì yǒu hài jiàn kāng

      被动吸烟有害健康

      Passive smoking can be hazardous to health.

    • wǒ xī wàng wǒ men de zǔ zhī shǎo yī xiē bèi dòng fǎn yìng duō yī xiē jī jí zhǔ dòng

      希望我们组织一些被动反应一些积极主动

      I want our organization to be less reactive and more proactive.

    • gōng zuò yào zhǔ dòng bù yào bèi dòng

      工作主动被动

      We should take the initiative on the job rather than work passively.

  • 2

    adj.unfavorable; not active

    • bèi dòng jú miàn

      被动局面

      the unfavorable situation