擅自 meaning in English

shànzì

without permission

HSK 7-9adverb22 strokes

Meaning of 擅自

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shànzì
  1. without permission

Stroke order for each character

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擅 shàn · to claim · 16 strokes

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自 zì · self · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 擅自.

自己zìjǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
自由zìyóufreedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
来自láizìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
自行车zìxíngchēbicycle; bike
大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)
自然zìránnature; natural
自从zìcóngsince (a time); ever since
亲自qīnzìpersonally; in person
自动zìdòngautomatic; voluntarily
各自gèzìeach; respective
自身zìshēnitself; oneself
自觉zìjuéto realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself); re

Questions about 擅自

What does 擅自 mean?

擅自 (shànzì) means "without permission" and is used as a adverb.

How do you write 擅自?

擅自 is made of 2 characters: 擅 (16 strokes), 自 (6 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 擅自 an HSK word?

Yes. 擅自 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.