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武断 (武斷)
  • [wǔduàn]
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

武断 [wǔduàn]
  1. 1. verb be arbitrary

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

武断 [wǔduàn]
  1. 1. arbitrary; subjective assertive
    这样说太武断了。
    This is a subjective assertion.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

武断 [wǔduàn]
  1. 1. 原指凭借权势妄加判断;后指只凭主观猜测作判断
    未详尽调查,怎敢武断
  2. 2. 形容言行主观片面,盲目自信
    做事武断
    武断的作风。
  3. 3. 跟"果断"的感情色彩不同。"武断"是贬义词;"果断"是褒义词。

Examples

避免主观武断
主观武断,成不了事
做事武断
arbitrary judgment
武断
The boundaries we draw around kinds of art are often quite arbitrary.
我们给艺术门类所画的界限常常是十分武断的。

Collocations

武断行事
to make an arbitrary move
说话武断
to talk in a dogmatic way
非常武断
very subjective
主观武断
to be subjective

Word Decomposition


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