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contradiction · CL: gè · conflicting views · contradictory

矛盾
máo dùn
m+áo·2nd toned+ùn·4th tone
WordHSK 5
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Between you and me, he's in trouble with the boss.
他和老板有矛盾，这个我们知道就好。
The phrase "humanitarian bombing" is an oxymoron.
「人道主义轟炸」一詞是自相矛盾的。
I cannot forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict Scripture.
我不能禁止一个人娶好几个妻子，因为这与圣经不矛盾。
Every now and then they clash over their differences.
他们有时候有矛盾冲突
Synonyms
Synonyms
to conflict · to contradict抵触dǐ chù(literary) (of teeth) to be misaligned; (fig.) in disagreement; at odds龃龉jǔ yǔ(idiom) inharmonious · incompatible格格不入gé gé bù rùdivergent · difference (of opinion, position); disagreement · (math.) bifurcation分歧fēn qí
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