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擅离职守

shàn lí zhí shǒu

4-character word Traditional 擅離職守

What 擅离职守 means

1. to abscond
2. to be absent without leave

The characters in 擅离职守

• 擅shànwithout authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself
• 离líto leave; to part from; to be away from
• 职zhíoffice; duty
• 守shǒuto guard; to defend; to keep watch

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