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Chinese dictionary
adv.without consulting anyone; without asking for leave; without leave
他没等会议结束就径自离去。
He didn't wait for the meeting to finish and just left without asking permission.
她径自走了。
She left without permission.
出事后另一辆车径自开走了。
After the accident, the other car just drove off.
他们背着我径自把它卖了。
They went ahead and sold it behind my back.
Word usage
- Note"径自" is different from "径直". "径直" is used to describe "uninterrupted, non-stop", whose subject can be either a person or a thing; "径自" is used to describe "a man who makes one's own decisions without consulting other's advice".