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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

自相矛盾 [zìxiāngmáodùn]
  1. 1. contradictory

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

自相矛盾 [zìxiāngmáodùn]
  1. 1. contradict oneself; be self-contradictory;paradox
    他的话自相矛盾
    What he says is self-contradictory.
    你这不是自相矛盾吗?
    Aren't you contradicting yourself?
  2. 2. adjective paradoxically

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

自相矛盾 [zìxiāngmáodùn]
  1. 1. 自己的言行前后相互抵触。

Examples

这样解释岂非自相矛盾
Wouldn't it be self-contradictory to put it that way?
你这不是自相矛盾吗?
Aren't you contradicting yourself?
他肯定是在说谎,前后说的话自相矛盾
He must be lying, because what he said is self-contradictory.
他的话自相矛盾,没有定准。
inconsistent testimony
自相矛盾的证词
Your reply today is in direct contradiction to what you said last week.
你今天的回答与上周的说法完全自相矛盾
The paradox is that most help for internet addicts is only available online.
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。
He would have pardoned him for a few paradoxes.
他会原谅他说那些自相矛盾的话。
The statement "he is brave and he is not brave" is a contradiction.
“他勇敢,他不勇敢”的陈述是一种自相矛盾的陈述。

Word Decomposition


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[dùn]

nciku Note

Contradicting oneself

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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