自以为是

zì yǐ wéi shì

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Definitions

  1. 1. to believe oneself infallible (idiom)
  2. 2. to be opinionated

Child Words of 自以为是

以
yǐ

to use

以为
yǐ wéi

to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

是
shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

为
wéi

as (in the capacity of)

为
wèi

because of

自
zì

self