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自作聪明

zì zuò cōng míng

4-character word Traditional 自作聰明

What 自作聪明 means

1. idiomto think oneself clever

The characters in 自作聪明

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 作zuòto do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign
• 聪cōng(literary) acute (of hearing); (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp
• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear

Example sentences

• 人人讨厌自作聪明的人。
  Rénrén tǎoyàn zìzuòcōngmíng de rén.
  Everyone hates know-it-alls.