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  • [zuòzhǔ]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

作主 [zuòzhǔ]
  1. 1. verb To be responsible for making decisions.
    她自己的事情自己作主,从不听别人的意见。
    She decides her own matters, and never listens to others’ opinions.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

作主 [zuòzhǔ]
  1. 1. 做主人
    当家作主
  2. 2. 对事情负责并作出决定
    你可得给我作主
    这事我作主

Examples

人民当家作主
The people are the masters of their own country.
你算哪根葱?这里可不由得你来作主
Who do you think you are? It is not up to you to decide around here.
当家作主
这件事非同小可,我不敢擅自作主
你可得给我作主
不能未经请示,擅自作主
擅自作主

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