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擅自

shàn zì

HSK 6

without permission, of one's own initiative

adverb

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他擅自决定了这个项目的预算。

tā shànzì juédìng le zhègè xiàngmù de yùsuàn 。

He unilaterally decided on the budget for this project.

你不能擅自离开会议。

nǐ bùnéng shànzì líkāi huìyì 。

You cannot leave the meeting without permission.

她擅自改变了我的文件。

tā shànzì gǎibiàn le wǒde wénjiàn 。

She changed my document on her own initiative.

Words with similar meanings

擅自地shànzìdì

off one's own accord

This is a more formal way to express acting on one's initiative without permission.

Words Starting With 擅

擅长shàn cháng

to be good at; to be expert in

Words Ending With 自

to come from (a place); From: (in email header)

each; respective; apiece

private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval

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擅shàn · without authority, to usurp›自zì · from, since, self, oneself›

Public Lists with 擅自

Contracts, lawsuits, police, courts, rules, and regulation terms.

Domain-Specific: Legal & Justice

Courts, legal frameworks, criminal law, civil law, contractual terms.

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