do something without authorization; take a liberty (adv.)
HSK 6
Traditional
擅自 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
扇子 shàn zi - fan (n.) | HSK 5
Examples
他们擅自离开了会议。 tāmen shànzì líkāile huìyì. - They left the meeting without permission.
不要擅自改动这些文件。 bùyào shànzì gǎidòng zhèxiē wénjiàn. - Do not make changes to these documents without authorization.
他们擅自决定取消了活动。 tāmen shànzì juédìng qǔxiāole huódòng. - They decided on their own to cancel the event.
员工不应该擅自处理公司机密信息。 yuángōng bù yīnggāi shànzì chǔlǐ gōngsī jīmì xìnxī. - Employees should not handle confidential company information without authorization.
她擅自决定了前进的方向。 tā shànzì juédìngle qiánjìn de fāngxiàng. - She decided on her own the direction to move forward.
Characters
自 zì - self, oneself |
擅 shàn - do without authority; usurp, arrogate to oneself; expert in, to be good at |