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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 自相矛盾
[zìxiāngmáodùn]
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contradictory
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 自相矛盾
[zìxiāngmáodùn]
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1.
自己的言行前后相互抵触。
Examples
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这样解释岂非自相矛盾?
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Wouldn't it be self-contradictory to put it that way?
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你这不是自相矛盾吗?
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Aren't you contradicting yourself?
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他肯定是在说谎,前后说的话自相矛盾。
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He must be lying, because what he said is self-contradictory.
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他的话自相矛盾,没有定准。
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inconsistent testimony
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自相矛盾的证词
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Your reply today is in direct contradiction to what you said last week.
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你今天的回答与上周的说法完全自相矛盾。
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The paradox is that most help for internet addicts is only available online.
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自相矛盾的是,对于那些上网成瘾的人的大多数帮助仅仅是在线提供的。
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He would have pardoned him for a few paradoxes.
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他会原谅他说那些自相矛盾的话。
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The statement "he is brave and he is not brave" is a contradiction.
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“他勇敢,他不勇敢”的陈述是一种自相矛盾的陈述。
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Word Decomposition
自
[zì]
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相
[xiāng]
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矛
[máo]
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盾
[dùn]
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nciku Note
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Contradicting oneself 纸上谈兵 zìxiāngmáodùn
The Story: There was once a man in ancient times who sold spears and shields. He was a proud man, and could be heard boasting, "My spears are the sharpest in the world. They can penetrate anything." Not a moment later, he would say, "My shields are the toughest things in the world, they can penetrate anything!" One day, a neighbor walking by overheard him and asked, "What would happen if you threw one of your spears at one of your shields?"
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