自以为是

zìyǐwéishì

to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated

Traditional 自以為是

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 verb

Meaning

zìyǐwéishì zi4 yi3 wei2 shi4

to believe oneself infallible (idiom)
to be opinionated

Example sentences

tā 他 zìyǐwéishì 自以为是。

He believes himself to be infallible.
fǎguórén 法国人 de 的 zìyǐwéishì 自以为是 zhēnshì 真是 ràng 让 rén 人 nányǐ 难以 rěnshòu 忍受。

It's hard to endure the boastings of the French.

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Stroke order

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9 strokes

Characters

zì · self; private, personal; from

Radical 自 · 6 strokes

Pictographic: A nose; in China, people refer to themselves by pointing to their noses

yǐ · according to; so as to; because of; then

Radical 人 · 4 strokes

wéi · to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be

Radical 丶 · 4 strokes · Parts 丶力丶

shì · to be; indeed, right, yes; okay

Radical 日 · 9 strokes · Parts 日疋

Ideographic: To speak 日 directly 疋