擅离职守

擅離職守

shànlí-zhíshǒu

idiom

Meanings

1 to leave one's post without permission
2 to be absent without leave (AWOL); to desert one's duty

Characters

to take upon oneself; unauthorized

to leave; depart

to guard; to keep

Examples

HSK 5

值班期间擅离职守将受到严厉处分。

Zhíbān qījiān shànlízhíshǒu jiāng shòudào yánlì chǔfèn.

Leaving one's post without permission while on duty will be severely disciplined.

HSK 7-9

那名保安擅离职守，导致小偷趁机闯入。

Nà míng bǎo'ān shànlízhíshǒu, dǎozhì xiǎotōu chènjī chuǎngrù.

The guard abandoned his post, which let a thief slip in.

HSK 7-9

军人擅离职守是严重的违纪行为。

Jūnrén shànlízhíshǒu shì yánzhòng de wéijì xíngwéi.

For a soldier, going AWOL is a serious breach of discipline.

Tips

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Formal and often legalistic, common in HR policies, military regulations, and court judgements. The daily conversational equivalent would be 擅自离岗 or simply 没打招呼就走了.

Stroke Order

擅 shàn

离 lí

职 zhí

守 shǒu