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自命

zì mìng

2-character word

What 自命 means

1. to consider oneself to be (sth positive)

The characters in 自命

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 命mìnglife; fate; order or command

Example sentences

• 尼采认为，哲学家应该少一点自命不凡，多关注人的价值问题，而不是抽象的体系。
  Nietzsche believes philosophers should stop riding their high horse and focus more on people's differences in values, instead of abstract systems.
• 自恋的人往往自命不凡，轻蔑和屈尊俯就于他人的意见，与此同时，对赞美和肯定有着迫切的需求。
  Zìliàn de rén wǎngwǎng zìmìng-bùfán, qīngmiè hé qūzūn-fǔjiù yú tārén de yìjiàn, yǔcǐtóngshí, duì zànměi hé kěndìng yǒuzhe pòqiè de xūqiú.
  Narcissists are often snobbish, disdainful and patronising of others' opinions, while, at the same time, having an overwhelming need for admiration and reassurance.

Words starting with 自命

• 自命不凡zì mìng bù fánto think too much of oneself; self-important; arrogant
• 自命清高zì mìng qīng gāoto think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous; holier-than-thou