矛
盾

Contradiction in Chinese: 矛盾 (máo dùn)

máo dùn

contradiction

HSK 3.0 Level 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1contradiction
  2. 2conflicting views
  3. 3contradictory

Stroke order

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矛
盾

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄇㄠˊ

máo

ㄇ/ mㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄉㄨㄣˋ

dùn

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 矛盾 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 你在自相矛盾。

    nǐ zài zì xiāng máo dùn。

    You're contradicting yourself.

  • 他们有时候有矛盾冲突

    tā men yǒu shí hòu yǒu máo dùn chōng tū

    Every now and then they clash over their differences.

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Related words

后盾

hòu dùn

support

矛头

máo tóu

spearhead

自相矛盾

zì xiāng máo dùn

to contradict oneself

贸易

mào yì

(commercial) trade

秒

miǎo

second (unit of time)

命令

mìng lìng

order

模仿

mó fǎng

to imitate

模糊

mó hu

vague

牛仔裤

niú zǎi kù

jeans

偶然

ǒu rán

incidentally

赔偿

péi cháng

to compensate

盆

pén

basin

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