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独断专行 — “To act arbitrarily and make decisions without consulting others”

独断专行 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act arbitrarily and make decisions without consulting others”. To be autocratic or dictatorial in one's actions. Literally, “decide alone and act arbitrarily”.

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独断专行 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 独dú
  • 断duàn
  • 专zhuān
  • 行xíng

独断专行 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
独
dú9single, only, alone
断
duàn11break, stop, decide
专
zhuān4specialized and exclusive
行
xíng6to walk, act, or a line

Example Sentence with 独断专行

新来的部门主管总是独断专行,从不听取下属的建议,这让团队的士气非常低落。
The new department head always acts autocratically, never listening to suggestions from subordinates, which has severely dampened team morale.

Idioms Related to 独断专行

Synonyms of 独断专行

  • zhuān专hèng横bá跋hù扈arbitrary, domineering, and overbearing
  • gāng刚bì愎zì自yòng用obstinately self-willed and opinionated
  • dú独duàn断dú独xíng行act arbitrarily without consulting others

Antonyms of 独断专行

  • qún群cè策qún群lì力pool collective wisdom and effort
  • jí集sī思guǎng广yì益pool ideas for common good

More idioms starting with 独

  • dú独yī一wú无èr二unique and unmatched
  • dú独jù具yī一gé格have a unique style
  • dú独jù具jiàng匠xīn心show great originality and ingenious craftsmanship
  • dú独jù具zhī只yǎn眼have unique and discerning insight
  • dú独jù具huì慧yǎn眼to have unique insight and discerning vision
  • dú独chū出yī一shí时uniquely outstanding for a period
  • dú独chū出jǐ己jiàn见express one's own original opinions
  • dú独chū出xīn心cái裁create something unique
  • dú独chū出xīn新cái裁devise a unique new design
  • dú独chū出jī机zhù杼develop an original style or approach
  • dú独dào到zhī之chù处unique insight or special merit
  • dú独lì力nán难zhī支too weak to cope alone

Questions about 独断专行

What does 独断专行 mean?
独断专行 (dú duàn zhuān xíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act arbitrarily and make decisions without consulting others”.
How do you pronounce 独断专行?
独断专行 is pronounced dú duàn zhuān xíng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 独断专行 literally mean?
Literally, 独断专行 means “decide alone and act arbitrarily”. It is used to mean “to act arbitrarily and make decisions without consulting others”.
What is the Chinese definition of 独断专行?
行事专断,不考虑别人的意见。形容作风不民主。
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