擅闯

擅闖

shànchuǎng

verb

Meanings

HSK 7-9

禁止擅闯施工现场。

Jìnzhǐ shànchuǎng shīgōng xiànchǎng.

Trespassing on the construction site is forbidden.

HSK 7-9

他擅闯民宅，被警察带走了。

Tā shànchuǎng mínzhái, bèi jǐngchá dàizǒu le.

He broke into a private home and was taken away by the police.

memory

擅 = "to take it upon oneself (without authority)," 闯 = "to rush/charge in." Together: charging in on your own authority, exactly trespassing.

Common on warning signs: 严禁擅闯 ("strictly no trespassing").

擅 shàn

闯 chuǎng