自
相
矛
盾

To contradict oneself in Chinese: 自相矛盾 (zì xiāng máo dùn)

zì xiāng máo dùn

to contradict oneself

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to contradict oneself
  2. 2self-contradictory
  3. 3inconsistent

Stroke order

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自
相
矛
盾

Zhuyin

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ㄗˋ

zì

ㄗ/ zˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧㄤ

xiāng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄇㄠˊ

máo

ㄇ/ mㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄉㄨㄣˋ

dùn

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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

  • 你说的话前后自相矛盾。

    nǐ shuō de huà qián hòu zì xiāng máo dùn。

    What you said contradicts itself.

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Related words

自

zì

self

相同

xiāng tóng

identical

相信

xiāng xìn

to be convinced (that sth is true)

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

互相

hù xiāng

each other

相反

xiāng fǎn

opposite

自然

zì rán

nature

各自

gè zì

each

来自

lái zì

to come from (a place)

矛盾

máo dùn

contradiction

亲自

qīn zì

personally

相处

xiāng chǔ

to be in contact (with sb)

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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