Chinese word dictionary

自作聪明

zì zuò cōng míng · (idiom) to think oneself clever

Word information

Simplified自作聪明
Traditional自作聰明
Pinyinzì zuò cōng míng
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 自作聪明

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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