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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

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

  1. self-contradictory
  2. to contradict oneself

Stroke order

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

相
xiàng
appearance; portrait
Words with 相
矛
máo
spear; lance; pike
Words with 矛
盾
dùn
shield (CL:面); (currency) Vietnamese dong
Words with 盾