说她这是擅自行动 没有跟单位请示过
“saying she acted on her own without getting approval.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
有人在背后说她
“People are gossiping,”
说她这是 擅自行动 没有 跟单位请示过
“saying she acted on her own without getting approval.”
这做好事还有人不理解
“Even doing a good deed gets questioned?”
“She bypassed procedure, and now people are looking to penalize her for stepping out of line.”
In Chinese institutional culture (danwei), acting without prior authorization (qingshi) is a serious breach of hierarchy, regardless of whether the outcome is beneficial.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
act on one's own initiative without permission
A formal, critical term often used in corporate, military, or institutional settings to denote unauthorized conduct.
ask for instructions from a superior
Essential corporate vocabulary in Chinese workplace hierarchy when referring to seeking managerial approval.
