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矛盾

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

矛盾 [máodùn]
  1. 1. noun [相抵之处] conflict
  2. 2. noun [哲] contradiction
  3. 3. adjective uncertain
    对于选择哪个专业,她内心很矛盾
    She's uncertain about which major to choose.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

矛盾 [máodùn]
  1. 1. [Logic] [Philosophy] contradiction
    主要(非主要)矛盾
    principal (nonprincipal) contradiction
    矛盾的同一性(斗争性)
    the identity (struggle) of opposites
    矛盾的普遍性(特殊性)
    the universality (particularity) of contradiction
  2. 2. problem; conflict; contradiction; clash
    矛盾百出
    full of contradictions
    他俩在闹矛盾
    The two of them have fallen out.
    双方发生矛盾已有多年。
    The two sides have been in conflict for years.
  3. 3. contradict
    他说的话前后矛盾
    He was contradicting himself in what he said.
  4. 4. contradictory
    他的心情很矛盾
    His feelings were mixed.
    这两种意见并不矛盾
    These two views are not contradictory (or mutually exclusive).

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

矛盾 [máodùn]
  1. 1. 矛和盾。《韩非子·难一》中说:楚国有一个卖矛和盾的人夸口说,我的盾是最坚硬的,什么东西也戳不破;又说,我的矛是最锐利的,什么东西都能刺进去。有人问,用你的矛刺你的盾怎么样?那个人不能回答。后用"矛盾"比喻言论或行为自相冲突或两种事物彼此抵触,互不相容。
  2. 2. 哲学上指客观事物和人类思维中普遍存在着的对立的两方面之间互相依赖又互相排斥的关系。
  3. 3. 形式逻辑中指两个概念互相排斥或两个判断不能同真也不能同假的相互关系。

Examples

矛盾的普遍性即寓于矛盾的特殊性之中。
It is precisely in the particularity of contradiction that the universality of contradiction resides.
矛盾的普遍性寓于矛盾的特殊性之中
矛盾
lay bare the contradictions
矛盾表面化了。
The contradiction has become apparent.
次要矛盾
secondary contradiction
矛盾存在于一切事物发展的过程中。
Contradiction is present in the process of development of all things.
矛盾着的对立面
the opposites in a contradiction
非对抗性矛盾
nonantagonistic contradiction
每一个矛盾的两个方面共处于一个统一体中。
The two aspects of every contradiction coexist in a single entity.
事物发展的每一过程都贯串着矛盾
Each phase of the development of any phenomenon is permeated with contradictions.

Collocations

引发矛盾
to cause conflict
自相矛盾
self-contradictory
前后矛盾
the former conflicting with the latter
内部矛盾
an internal contradiction
心情矛盾
a conflicting mood
矛盾的心理
a conflicting mind
矛盾激化
to intensify the conflict

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