Definition

Examples

• 谁掌握主动权，谁就能主导谈判的进程。
  Shéi zhǎngwò zhǔ dòng quán, shéi jiù néng zhǔdǎo tánpàn de jìnchéng.
  Whoever holds the initiative can control the course of the negotiations.
• 在市场竞争中，技术领先的企业往往掌握主动权。
  Zài shìchǎng jìngzhēng zhōng, jìshù lǐngxiān de qǐyè wǎngwǎng zhǎngwò zhǔ dòng quán.
  In market competition, technologically leading companies often hold the initiative.
• 他在辩论中始终牢牢把握住主动权，让对方无法反驳。
  Tā zài biànlùn zhōng shǐzhōng láoláo bǎwò zhù zhǔ dòng quán, ràng duìfāng wúfǎ fǎnbó.
  He firmly kept the initiative throughout the debate, leaving his opponent unable to refute him.