独断专行

Traditional: 獨斷專行

dú duàn zhuān xíng

Dictionary entry

to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action

What does 独断专行 mean?

独断专行 (dú duàn zhuān xíng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action

2a law unto oneself

Character breakdown

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独dúalone · independent 断duànto break · to snap 专zhuānfor a particular person, occasion, purpose · focused on one thing 行xíngokay · all right

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独断专行

dú duàn zhuān xíng

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