zì yǐ wéi shì

Traditional: 自以為是

HSK 7–9

自以为是 (zì yǐ wéi shì) is a Chinese word meaning “to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated”.

Meanings

  1. 1to believe oneself infallible (idiom)
  2. 2to be opinionated

Characters in 自以为是

自zì · (bound form) self; oneself以yǐ · to use为wéi · as (in the capacity of)是shì · to be (followed by substantives only)

Related words

是to be (followed by substantives only)是variant of 是[shi4]可以can因为because; owing to; on account of自己oneself; (attributive) one's own但是but; however为什么why?为as (in the capacity of)为because of为variant of 為|为[wei2]为variant of 為|为[wei4]是的yes, that's right

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