自以为是

zì yǐ wéi shìㄗˋ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋ

Traditional: 自以為是

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

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自以为是 (zì yǐ wéi shì) means to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated.

Meaning(verb)

to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated

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self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely

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old variant of 以

4 strokes

as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)

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to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)