to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated
trad. 自以為是
Also written 自以為是【zì yǐ wéi shì】
Characters in this word
4自
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(bound form) self; oneself, from; since, naturally; as a matter of course
- Pinyin
- zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1586 of 2500
以
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old variant of 以[yi3]
- Pinyin
- yǐ
- Traditional
- 㕥
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 367 of 2500
为
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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)
- Pinyin
- wéi
- Traditional
- 為
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 129 of 2500
是
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to be (followed by substantives only), correct; right; true, (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well, (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- Pinyin
- shì
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 5 of 2500