作主

  1. to decide; to have the final say

Related words

一锤定音yī chuí dìng yīnlit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow下决心xià jué xīnto determine做主zuò zhǔvariant of 作主[zuo4 zhu3]内定nèi dìngto select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later决juéto decide决定jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind决意jué yìto be determined决断jué duànto make a decision

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自作主张zì zuò zhǔ zhāng(idiom) to act on one's own; to decide for oneself当家作主dāng jiā zuò zhǔto be in charge in one's own house (idiom)

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