矛盾

máodùn

noun HSK 5 #3,953

Meanings

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

HSK 4

他们之间产生了矛盾。

Tāmen zhījiān chǎnshēng le máodùn.

A conflict arose between them.

HSK 4

我的心情很矛盾。

Wǒ de xīnqíng hěn máodùn.

My feelings are conflicted.

HSK 7-9

你说的话自相矛盾。

Nǐ shuō dehuà zìxiāngmáodùn.

What you said is self-contradictory.

usage

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

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