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擅自

shàn zì · shan zi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

未(wèi)经(jīng)允(yǔn)许(xǔ)，你(nǐ)不(bù)能(néng)擅(shàn)自(zì)进(jìn)入(rù)实(shí)验(yàn)室(shì)。

Without permission, you cannot enter the laboratory on your own.

他(tā)擅(shàn)自(zì)改(gǎi)了(le)会(huì)议(yì)时(shí)间(jiān)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)很(hěn)不(bù)满(mǎn)。

He changed the meeting time without permission, and everyone was quite unhappy.

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