自居

zì jū míng shì

自居名士

pose as a celebrity

yǐ lǐng dǎo zì jū

以领导自居

consider oneself to be the leader

zì jū xué zhě

自居学者

be a self-styled scholar

wǒ yǐ shàng dì zì jū

我以上帝自居。

I like to play God.

zì jū yào rén

自居要人

pose as a VIP

zì jū gōng chén

自居功臣

give oneself the airs of a hero

zǒng tǒng ài yǐ gōng xīn jiē céng de péng you zì jū

总统爱以工薪阶层的朋友自居。

The president likes to portray himself as a friend of working people.

tā yǒu quán yǐ nǚ quán zhǔ yì zhě zì jū

她有权以女权主义者自居。

She's the right to call herself a feminist.