自相矛盾

zìxiāng-máodùn

to contradict oneself; self-contradictory

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7
Dictionary entry

to contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent

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See it in sentences

他的话自相矛盾。

Tā dehuà zìxiāng-máodùn.

English

His words contradict themselves.

这个观点自相矛盾。

Zhège guāndiǎn zìxiāng-máodùn.

English

This viewpoint is self-contradictory.

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自
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