Definition
武断 refers to the act of making a decision or forming an opinion based purely on personal bias rather than evidence or reasoning. It carries a strong negative connotation — accusing someone of being 武断 means they are acting self-righteously, ignoring facts, and being overly assertive in judgment. In everyday Chinese it often functions as a noun (his arbitrariness) or, with 的, as an adjective (an arbitrary conclusion).
n.
arbitrary decisionsubjective assertion
Examples
- 武断。Tā de wǔ duàn ràng zhěnggè xiàngmù xiànrù hùnluàn.His arbitrary decision threw the whole project into chaos.
- 武断。Qǐng bú yào zuòchū zhè zhǒng háo wú gēnjù de wǔ duàn.Please don't make such baseless subjective assertions.
- 武断。Tā de wǔ duàn zāodào le suǒyǒu rén de fǎnduì.His arbitrary judgment was opposed by everyone.
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