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自作主张

zì zuò zhǔ zhāngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to act on one's own / to decide for oneself
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-0d0173599d2f2cca. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

自作主張 自作主张 [zi4 zuo4 zhu3 zhang1] /(idiom) to act on one's own; to decide for oneself/

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Other forms in these source records: 自作主張

  • 自
    zì

    (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course

  • 作
    zuō

    (bound form) worker / (bound form) workshop / (slang) troublesome / high-maintenance (person)

    zuò

    to do / to engage in / to write / to compose / to pretend / to feign / to regard as / to consider to be / to be / to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings / works

  • 主
    zhǔ

    owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games)

  • 张
    zhāng

    to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes

    Zhāng

    surname Zhang

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.