Meaning of 自相矛盾
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zìxiāngmáodùn
- to contradict oneself
- self-contradictory
- inconsistent
自相矛盾 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
你在自相矛盾。
You're contradicting yourself.
「人道主义轰炸」一词是自相矛盾的。
The phrase "humanitarian bombing" is an oxymoron.
Stroke order for each character
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自 zì · self · 6 strokes
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相 xiāng · mutual · 9 strokes
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矛 máo · spear · 5 strokes
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盾 dùn · shield · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 自相矛盾.
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 相信 | xiāngxìn | to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true |
| 自由 | zìyóu | freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted |
| 来自 | láizì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 相同 | xiāngtóng | identical; same |
| 相机 | xiàngjī | camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]); at the opportune moment |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bicycle; bike |
| 大自然 | dàzìrán | nature (the natural world) |
| 照相 | zhàoxiàng | to take a photograph |
| 自然 | zìrán | nature; natural |
| 相当 | xiāngdāng | equivalent to; appropriate |
| 自从 | zìcóng | since (a time); ever since |
Questions about 自相矛盾
What does 自相矛盾 mean?
自相矛盾 (zìxiāng-máodùn) means "to contradict oneself; self-contradictory".
How do you write 自相矛盾?
自相矛盾 is made of 4 characters: 自 (6 strokes), 相 (9 strokes), 矛 (5 strokes), 盾 (9 strokes). That is 29 strokes in total.
Is 自相矛盾 an HSK word?
Yes. 自相矛盾 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.