jìng zì
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Chinese dictionary
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  • adv.without consulting anyone; without asking for leave; without leave

    • tā méi děng huì yì jié shù jiù jìng zì lí qù

      会议结束径自离去

      He didn't wait for the meeting to finish and just left without asking permission.

    • tā jìng zì zǒu le

      径自

      She left without permission.

    • chū shì hòu lìng yī liàng chē jìng zì kāi zǒu le

      出事径自

      After the accident, the other car just drove off.

    • tā men bèi zhe wǒ jìng zì bǎ tā mài le

      他们径自

      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".