擅自

shàn zì
HSK 6
without permission, of one's own initiative
adverb

Example Sentences

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.

Individual Characters

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

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

亲自qīn zì
personally
来自lái zì
to come from (a place); From: (in email header)
各自gè zì
each; respective; apiece
私自sī zì
private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval

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