Meaning of 自作聪明
自作聪明 means to think oneself clever and act presumptuously; to be a smart aleck. Pronounced zì zuò cōng míng.
- to think oneself clever and act presumptuously; to be a smart aleck
Definitions & Examples
Nǐ你
bié别
zì自
zuò作
cōng聪
míng明
le了
，
zhè这
gè个
fāng方
àn案
lǎo老
bǎn板
zǎo早
jiù就
pī批
zhǔn准
le了
。
Stop thinking you're so clever; the boss already approved this plan.
Tā他
zì自
zuò作
cōng聪
míng明
de地
xiū修
gǎi改
le了
dài代
mǎ码
，
jié结
guǒ果
xì系
tǒng统
bēng崩
kuì溃
le了
。
He presumptuously modified the code, and as a result, the system crashed.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
xū需
yào要
dà大
jiā家
shāng商
liang量
，
nǐ你
bú不
yào要
zì自
zuò作
cōng聪
míng明
。
This matter requires discussion with everyone; don't think you know best.
Nà那
gè个
zì自
zuò作
cōng聪
míng明
de的
jiā家
huo伙
zhōng终
yú于
cháng尝
dào到
le了
shī失
bài败
de的
zī滋
wèi味
。
That smart aleck finally tasted the flavor of failure.