矛盾

máodùn

noun/adjective HSK 5 #3,953

Meanings

Spear and shield — from the famous paradox of the unbeatable spear vs. the impenetrable shield.

Tāmen zhī jiān chǎnshēng le máodùn.

A conflict arose between them.

Nǐ shuō de huà zìxiāng máodùn.

What you said is self-contradictory.

Wǒ de xīnqíng hěn máodùn.

My feelings are conflicted.

Wǒmen yào jiějué máodùn, bú shì táobì máodùn.

We should resolve conflicts, not avoid them.

usage

矛盾 is used for interpersonal conflicts, logical contradictions, and inner emotional conflicts. 心里很矛盾 = 'feeling conflicted/torn.'

矛 máo

盾 dùn