自作聪明 — “To think oneself clever and act presumptuously”
自作聪明 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to think oneself clever and act presumptuously”. To be too clever by half.
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自作聪明 Pronunciation and Pinyin
自作聪明 Character Breakdown
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他总是喜欢在团队会议上自作聪明，结果常常让事情变得更复杂。
He always likes to think himself clever and act presumptuously in team meetings, which often makes things more complicated.
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- 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
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What does 自作聪明 mean?
自作聪明 (zì zuò cōng míng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to think oneself clever and act presumptuously”.
How do you pronounce 自作聪明?
自作聪明 is pronounced zì zuò cōng míng in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 自作聪明?
自以为聪明而乱作主张。指过高地估计自己，主观地办事。