自 zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 自 — self
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
自相矛盾
zìxiāngmáodùn
self-contradictory; to contradict oneself
Characters in this word
相 xiāng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
矛 máo
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 矛 — spear, lance
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
盾 dùn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他刚才说的两句话完全自相矛盾，大家都听糊涂了。 Tā gāngcái shuō de liǎng jù huà wánquán zìxiāngmáodùn, dàjiā dōu tīng hútu le. The two things he just said completely contradict each other, and everyone is confused.
- 你的回答前后自相矛盾，请再解释一遍。 Nǐ de huídá qiánhòu zìxiāngmáodùn, qǐng zài jiěshì yí biàn. Your answer contradicts itself; please explain it once more.
- 这份计划目标和预算自相矛盾，需要重新修改。 Zhè fèn jìhuà mùbiāo hé yùsuàn zìxiāngmáodùn, xūyào chóngxīn xiūgǎi. In this plan the goals and the budget contradict each other and need to be revised.