# 自相矛盾 (zìxiāngmáodùn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 自相矛盾 (zìxiāngmáodùn) means “self-contradictory; to contradict oneself”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: self-contradictory; to contradict oneself
- Pinyin: zìxiāngmáodùn (zi4 xiang1 mao2 dun4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他前后说的话完全自相矛盾。
  Tā qiánhòu shuō de huà wánquán zìxiāngmáodùn.
  What he said before and after was completely self-contradictory.

## Characters

- [自](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-from/) (zì): from; since
- 相 (xiàng): appearance; portrait
- 矛 (máo): spear; lance; pike
- 盾 (dùn): shield (CL:面); (currency) Vietnamese dong

https://hanziro.com/word/zi-xiang-mao-dun-self-contradictory/

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