zì xiāng máo dùn

HSK 7–9

自相矛盾 (zì xiāng máo dùn) is a Chinese word meaning “to contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 自相矛盾

自zì · (bound form) self; oneself相xiāng · each other矛máo · spear; lance; pike盾dùn · shield (CL:面[mian4])

Related words

自己oneself; (attributive) one's own相信to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true来自to come from (a place)自由freedom; liberty自(bound form) self; oneself真相the truth about sth; the actual facts自杀to kill oneself自从since (a time)相当equivalent to自然nature自我the self; oneself; self-互相each other

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