自以为是 meaning in English
to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated
Meaning of 自以为是
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zìyǐwéishì
- to believe oneself infallible (idiom)
- to be opinionated
自以为是 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他自以为是。
He believes himself to be infallible.
法国人的自以为是真是让人难以忍受。
It's hard to endure the boastings of the French.
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。
It's presumptuous for humans to assume that our task is to do what only God can do.
Stroke order for each character
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自 zì · self · 6 strokes
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以 yǐ · to use · 4 strokes
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为 wèi · because of · 4 strokes
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是 shì · to be · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 自以为是.
| 还是 | háishi | still (as before); had better |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can; may |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 为什么 | wèi shénme | why?; for what reason? |
| 因为 | yīnwèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 但是 | dànshì | but; however |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | therefore; as a result |
| 认为 | rènwéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 以为 | yǐwéi | to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless refe |
| 可是 | kěshì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 以前 | yǐqián | before; formerly |
Questions about 自以为是
What does 自以为是 mean?
自以为是 (zìyǐwéishì) means "to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated".
How do you write 自以为是?
自以为是 is made of 4 characters: 自 (6 strokes), 以 (4 strokes), 为 (4 strokes), 是 (9 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 自以为是 an HSK word?
Yes. 自以为是 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 自以为是 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 自以为是 is written 自以為是.