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为
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Definitions
1. to believe oneself infallible (idiom)
2. to be opinionated
Components
自
zì
–
self
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
–
is
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