专断 (專斷)
zhuān duàn
Pinyin
Definition
专断 (專斷)
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- to act arbitrarily
- to make decisions without consulting others
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 unceasing
- 2 uninterrupted
- 3 continuous
- 4 constant
- 1 to belong or be dedicated exclusively to
- 2 proprietary
- 3 private
- 4 personal
- 1 sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol)
Idioms (20)
一刀两断
- 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
- 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
不敢自专
- 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
伤筋断骨
- 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
割袍断义
- 1 to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
- 2 to break all friendly ties
宠擅专房
- 1 an especially favored concubine (idiom)