作主
zuò zhǔ
Pinyin

Definition

作主
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zuò zhǔ
  1. to decide
  2. to make decisions
  3. to take responsibility (for deciding)
  4. to be in charge
  5. to give sb justice

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主
zhǔ
  1. 1 owner
  2. 2 master
  3. 3 host
  4. 4 individual or party concerned
  5. 5 God
  6. 6 Lord
  7. 7 main
  8. 8 to indicate or signify
  9. 9 trump card (in card games)
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
主要
zhǔ yào
  1. 1 main
  2. 2 principal
  3. 3 major
  4. 4 primary
主角
zhǔ jué
  1. 1 leading role
  2. 2 lead
主题
zhǔ tí
  1. 1 theme
  2. 2 subject

Idioms (20)

不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
  1. 1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
作威作福
zuò wēi zuò fú
  1. 1 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist by his own petard
作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn
  1. 1 lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to head off in various directions
  3. 3 to flee helter-skelter

Sample Sentences

那你应该先问我一声呀。怎么自作主张呢？现在走了一条最堵的路，我肯定要迟到了。
nà nǐ yīnggāi xiān wèn wǒ yī shēng yā 。zěnme zìzuòzhǔzhāng ne ？xiànzài zǒu le yī tiáo zuì dǔ de lù ，wǒ kěndìng yào chídào le 。
Then you should first ask if it's OK. How can you just act on your own? Now you're taking the most congested street. I'm definitely going to be late.
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