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不敢自专

bù gǎn zì zhuāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
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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-2f134815c98fece1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

不敢自專 不敢自专 [bu4 gan3 zi4 zhuan1] /not daring to act for oneself (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 不敢自專

  • 不
    bù

    no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

  • 敢
    gǎn

    to dare / daring / (polite) may I venture

  • 自
    zì

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

  • 专
    zhuān

    for a particular person, occasion, purpose / focused on one thing / special / expert / particular (to sth) / concentrated / specialized

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