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自以为是 — “Self-righteous”

自以为是 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be opinionated and stubbornly convinced of one's own opinions, often refusing to listen to others; self-righteous”. Literally, “Self-righteous”.

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自以为是 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 自zì
  • 以yǐ
  • 为wéi
  • 是shì

自以为是 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
自
zì6from, self, naturally
以
yǐ5by means of
为
wéi4to be or to do
是
shì9to be, yes, right

Example Sentence with 自以为是

他总是自以为是,不听取别人的建议,结果犯了不少错误。
He is always self-righteous and doesn't listen to others' advice, which resulted in him making many mistakes.

Idioms Related to 自以为是

Synonyms of 自以为是

  • yī一yì意gū孤xíng行persist stubbornly in one's own course
  • yè夜láng郎zì自dà大ignorantly arrogant
  • zhí执mí迷bù不wù悟persist in error

Antonyms of 自以为是

  • wàng妄zì自fěi菲bó薄undervalue oneself
  • zì自cán惭xíng形huì秽ashamed of one's inferiority
  • zì自bào暴zì自qì弃to abandon oneself to despair

More idioms starting with 自

  • zì自shàng上ér而xià下From top to bottom
  • zì自xià下ér而shàng上from the bottom up
  • zì自bù不dài待yán言goes without saying
  • zì自bù不liàng量lì力overestimate one's own abilities
  • zì自yè业zì自dé得reap what one has sown
  • zì自chǎn产zì自xiāo销produce and sell one's own products
  • zì自jīn今yǐ以wǎng往From now on
  • zì自jīn今yǐ已hòu后From now on
  • zì自jīn今yǐ已wǎng往from now on
  • zì自jīn今ér而hòu后from now on
  • zì自yǐ以wéi为dé得jì计to fancy one's own clever scheme
  • zì自yǐ以wéi为rán然self-righteous and opinionated

Questions about 自以为是

What does 自以为是 mean?
自以为是 (zì yǐ wéi shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be opinionated and stubbornly convinced of one's own opinions, often refusing to listen to others; self-righteous”.
How do you pronounce 自以为是?
自以为是 is pronounced zì yǐ wéi shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 自以为是 literally mean?
Literally, 自以为是 means “Self-righteous”. It is used to mean “to be opinionated and stubbornly convinced of one's own opinions, often refusing to listen to others; self-righteous”.
What is the Chinese definition of 自以为是?
是:对。总以为自己是对的。形容主观,不虚心。
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