How to implement the linkage event of dropDownList in Yii (code)

<div>

    <?php  $form = ActiveForm::begin(); ?>


    = $form->field($model, 'cid')->dropDownList(
        \common\models\service\common\Category::getCateOptions(),
        [
            'prompt' => '请选择单位',
            'onchange'=>'
                $.post("/carousel/main/cate?id='.'"+$(this).val(),function(data){
                    $("select#main-aid").html(data);
                });',
        ]
    )->hint('父级，必选') ?>
    = $form->field($model, 'aid')->dropDownList( \common\models\service\common\Category::getCateOptions(), ['prompt' => '请选择子级']) ?>
    <div>
        = Html::submitButton('Save', ['class' => 'btn btn-success']) ?>
    </div>

    <?php  ActiveForm::end(); ?>

</div>

ublic function actionCate($id)
{
    $departments = Category::find()
        ->where(['parent_id' => $id])
        ->asArray()
        ->all();

    if(!$departments){
        echo "<option>"  . "</option>";
    }
    foreach ($departments as $department) {
        echo "<option>" . $department['name'] . "</option>";
    }
}