自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ zi6 soeng1 maau4 teon5 HSK 7-9
- to contradict oneself
- self-contradictory
- inconsistent
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自
- 来自 來自 lái zì ㄌㄞˊ ㄗˋ loi4 zi6 to come from (a place)
- 出自 chū zì ㄔㄨ ㄗˋ ceot1 zi6 to come from
- 各自 gè zì ㄍㄜˋ ㄗˋ gok3 zi6 each
- 擅自 shàn zì ㄕㄢˋ ㄗˋ sin6 zi6 without permission
- 独自 獨自 dú zì ㄉㄨˊ ㄗˋ duk6 zi6 alone
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- 私自 sī zì ㄙ ㄗˋ si1 zi6 private; personal
- 自主 zì zhǔ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ zi6 zyu2 to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
- 自信 zì xìn ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ zi6 seon3 to have confidence in oneself
- 自传 自傳 zì zhuàn ㄗˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ zi6 zyun6 autobiography
- 自制 zì zhì ㄗˋ ㄓˋ zi6 zai3 to maintain self-control
- 自助 zì zhù ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ zi6 zo6 self-service
- 自动 自動 zì dòng ㄗˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ zi6 dung6 automatic
- 自卑 zì bēi ㄗˋ ㄅㄟ zi6 bei1 to have low self-esteem
- 自在 zì zai ㄗˋ ˙ㄗㄞ zi6 zoi6 comfortable; at ease
- 自如 zì rú ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ zi6 jyu4 unobstructed
- 自学 自學 zì xué ㄗˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zi6 hok6 self-study
- 自尊 zì zūn ㄗˋ ㄗㄨㄣ zi6 zyun1 self-respect
- 自己 zì jǐ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ zi6 gei2 oneself; (attributive) one's own
- 自从 自從 zì cóng ㄗˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ zi6 cung4 since (a time)
- 自我 zì wǒ ㄗˋ ㄨㄛˇ zi6 ngo5 the self; oneself; self-
相
- 互相 hù xiāng ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ wu6 soeng1 each other
- 亮相 liàng xiàng ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ loeng6 soeng3 to strike a pose (Chinese opera)
- 照相 zhào xiàng ㄓㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ziu3 soeng2 to take a photograph
- 相互 xiāng hù ㄒㄧㄤ ㄏㄨˋ soeng1 wu6 each other
- 相仿 xiāng fǎng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄤˇ soeng1 fong2 similar
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- 相伴 xiāng bàn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄅㄢˋ soeng1 bun6 to accompany sb
- 相似 xiāng sì ㄒㄧㄤ ㄙˋ soeng1 ci5 similar; alike
- 相信 xiāng xìn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄣˋ soeng1 seon3 to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
- 相传 相傳 xiāng chuán ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ soeng1 cyun4 to pass on
- 相反 xiāng fǎn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄢˇ soeng1 faan2 opposite
- 相同 xiāng tóng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄥˊ soeng1 tung4 identical; same
- 相对 相對 xiāng duì ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄨㄟˋ soeng1 deoi3 relatively
- 相差 xiāng chà ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄚˋ soeng1 caa1 to differ
- 相应 相應 xiāng yìng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄥˋ soeng1 jing3 to correspond
- 相机 相機 xiàng jī ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧ soeng3 gei1 camera (abbr. for 照相机)
- 相比 xiāng bǐ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄅㄧˇ soeng1 bei2 to compare
- 相片 xiàng piàn ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄆㄧㄢˋ soeng3 pin2 image
- 相当 相當 xiāng dāng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄤ soeng1 dong1 equivalent to
- 相符 xiāng fú ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄨˊ soeng1 fu4 to match
- 相等 xiāng děng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄥˇ soeng1 dang2 equal
矛
- 矛盾 máo dùn ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ maau4 teon5 contradiction
- 矛头 矛頭 máo tóu ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ maau4 tau4 spearhead
- 矛柄 máo bǐng ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧㄥˇ maau4 beng3 shaft
- 矛隼 máo sǔn ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄣˇ maau4 zeon2 (bird species of China) gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
- 蛇矛 shé máo ㄕㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ se4 maau4 ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
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- 长矛 長矛 cháng máo ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄠˊ coeng4 maau4 pike
- 闹矛盾 鬧矛盾 nào máo dùn ㄋㄠˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ naau6 maau4 teon5 to be at loggerheads
- 丈八蛇矛 zhàng bā shé máo ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ zoeng6 baat3 se4 maau4 ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺 in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
- 内部矛盾 內部矛盾 nèi bù máo dùn ㄋㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ noi6 bou6 maau4 teon5 internal contradiction
- 敌我矛盾 敵我矛盾 dí wǒ máo dùn ㄉㄧˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ dik6 ngo5 maau4 teon5 contradictions between ourselves and the enemy
- 矛斑蝗莺 矛斑蝗鶯 máo bān huáng yīng ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄢ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄥ maau4 baan1 wong4 ang1 (bird species of China) lanceolated warbler (Locustella lanceolata)
- 矛纹草鹛 矛紋草鶥 máo wén cǎo méi ㄇㄠˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ maau4 man4 cou2 mei4 (bird species of China) Chinese babax (Pterorhinus lanceolatus)
- 矛头指向 矛頭指向 máo tóu zhǐ xiàng ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ maau4 tau4 zi2 hoeng3 to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)
- 陆港矛盾 陸港矛盾 Lù Gǎng máo dùn ㄌㄨˋ ㄍㄤˇ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ luk6 gong2 maau4 teon5 tensions between mainland China and Hong Kong (since 1997)
盾
- 后盾 後盾 hòu dùn ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ hau6 teon5 support; backing
- 矛盾 máo dùn ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ maau4 teon5 contradiction
- U盾 U dùn U ㄉㄨㄣˋ teon5 USB key used as a security token in Chinese online banking
- 人盾 rén dùn ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ jan4 teon5 human shield
- 盾牌 dùn pái ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄆㄞˊ teon5 paai4 shield
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- 肉盾 ròu dùn ㄖㄡˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ juk6 teon5 human shield
- 茅盾 Máo Dùn ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ maau4 teon5 Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist
- 谭盾 譚盾 Tán Dùn ㄊㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ taam4 teon5 Tan Dun (1957-) Chinese composer
- 护盾 護盾 hù dùn ㄏㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ wu6 teon5 (historical weaponry) shield
- 印尼盾 Yìn ní dùn ㄧㄣˋ ㄋㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ jan3 nei4 teon5 Indonesian rupiah
- 盾构机 盾構機 dùn gòu jī ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄡˋ ㄐㄧ teon5 kau3 gei1 tunnel boring machine
- 盾牌座 Dùn pái zuò ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄆㄞˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ teon5 paai4 zo6 Scutum (constellation)
- 荷兰盾 荷蘭盾 Hé lán dùn ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ho4 laan1 teon5 Dutch gulden
- 越南盾 Yuè nán dùn ㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ jyut6 naam4 teon5 Vietnamese dong (currency)
- 防暴盾 fáng bào dùn ㄈㄤˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ fong4 bou6 teon5 riot shield
- 闹矛盾 鬧矛盾 nào máo dùn ㄋㄠˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ naau6 maau4 teon5 to be at loggerheads
- 内部矛盾 內部矛盾 nèi bù máo dùn ㄋㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ noi6 bou6 maau4 teon5 internal contradiction
- 敌我矛盾 敵我矛盾 dí wǒ máo dùn ㄉㄧˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ dik6 ngo5 maau4 teon5 contradictions between ourselves and the enemy
- 金盾工程 Jīn dùn Gōng chéng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ gam1 teon5 gung1 cing4 Golden Shield Project, information system for censorship and surveillance, thought to include the Great Firewall of China 防火长城 as a component
- 陆港矛盾 陸港矛盾 Lù Gǎng máo dùn ㄌㄨˋ ㄍㄤˇ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ luk6 gong2 maau4 teon5 tensions between mainland China and Hong Kong (since 1997)
Example sentences
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你 在 自相矛盾 。
You're contradicting yourself.
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举例 舉例 说 說 ， 如果 一个 一個 老师 老師 警告 学生 學生 不要 吸烟 吸煙 ， 但 自己 却 卻 每天 吸 个 個 不停 ， 那么 那麼 这个 這個 警告 就是 自相矛盾 的 了 。
For example, if a chain-smoking teacher cautions a pupil for smoking, that warning is self-contradictory.
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