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擅自

shàn zì
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without permission

What does 擅自 mean?

擅自 (shàn zì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1without permission

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擅shànwithout authority · to usurp自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since

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擅shànwithout authority擅场shàn chǎngto excel in some field擅断shàn duànarbitrary擅权shàn quánto arrogate power擅美shàn měito enjoy fame without sharing it擅长shàn chángto be good at; to be expert in擅闯shàn chuǎngto enter without permission擅离职守shàn lí zhí shǒuto abscond自zì(bound form) self; oneself自主zì zhǔto act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs自乘zì chéng(math.) to multiply (a number) by itself; to raise (a number) to a power; (esp.) to square (a number)自来zì láifrom the beginning
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