zi4
yi3
wei2
shi4
  1. to believe oneself infallible (idiom)
  2. to be opinionated

Characters

  • 自 (自): (bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
  • 以 (㕥): old variant of 以[yi3]
  • 为 (為): 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)
  • 是 (是): to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)

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Examples

他自以为是。

人类假设我们的任务是完成只有上帝能做的事,这太自以为是了。

法国人的自以为是真是让人难以忍受。

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