擅自 shànzì▶ làm gì đó mà không được phép

Stroke order

擅自 is written in 22 strokes across 2 characters.

• 擅 — 16 strokes
• 自 — 6 strokes

Related words

• 擅长Giỏi về, thạo về
• 私自Một cách bí mật
• 自主Quyền tự trị
• 自卑sự thua kém; sự thấp kém
• 自发tự phát; không cần nhắc
• 自满Tự mãn

擅自 is pronounced shànzì and means “làm gì đó mà không được phép”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 擅自 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.