自居 (zì jū) — to consider oneself (as); to claim to be (often with 以…自居, sometimes implying pretension)

Definition

Examples

• 他总以专家自居，其实懂得并不多。
  Tā zǒng yǐ zhuān jiā zì jū, qí shí dǒng de bìng bù duō.
  He always considers himself an expert, but actually doesn't know that much.
• 她以领导自居，对每个细节都要插手。
  Tā yǐ lǐng dǎo zì jū, duì měi gè xì jié dōu yào chā shǒu.
  She poses as a leader and meddles in every detail.
• 这位作家以平民自居，作品很接地气。
  Zhè wèi zuò jiā yǐ píng mín zì jū, zuò pǐn hěn jiē dì qì.
  This writer considers himself a commoner, and his works are very down-to-earth.