HSK 6 vocabulary › 擅自
擅自
擅自 in English: without permission
shàn zì
without permission
How to pronounce 擅自
shàn zì (without tone marks: shan zi). shàn is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; zì is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 擅自
擅 shàn
without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself
without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself
自 zì
(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
Related words
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; one's own | HSK 3 |
| 自行车 | zì xíng chē | bicycle; bike | HSK 3 |
| 来自 | lái zì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) | HSK 4 |
| 自然 | zì rán | nature; natural | HSK 4 |
| 自信 | zì xìn | to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence | HSK 4 |
| 各自 | gè zì | each; respective | HSK 5 |
| 亲自 | qīn zì | personally; in person | HSK 5 |
| 自从 | zì cóng | since (a time); ever since | HSK 5 |
| 自动 | zì dòng | automatic; voluntarily | HSK 5 |
| 自豪 | zì háo | proud (of one's achievements etc) | HSK 5 |