自恃

zìshì
  1. self-esteem
  2. self-reliance
  3. overconfident
  4. conceited

CEDICT

  1. (literary) overconfident and conceited
  2. (literary) to be self-assured for having something or somebody to rely on; to count on; to capitalize on
  3. overconfident and conceited
  4. to be self-assured for having something or somebody to rely on; to count on; to capitalize on

Wiktionary

倚仗、仗恃。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 自 zì
  1. (bound form) self; oneself
  2. from; since
  3. naturally; as a matter of course
2 恃 shì
  1. (bound form) to rely on
  2. (literary) one's mother

Related entries

自尊 zìzūn
  1. self-respect
  2. self-esteem
  3. ego
  4. pride
自尊心 zìzūnxīn
  1. self-respect
  2. self-esteem
  3. ego
自豪感 zìháogǎn
  1. pride in sth
  2. self-esteem
自力更生 zìlìgēngshēng
  1. regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
  2. self-reliance
上天会帮助自力更生的人。

Help yourself and God will help you.

Source: Tatoeba

自負 zìfù
  1. conceited
  2. to take responsibility
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