自 相 矛 盾

zìxiāng-máodùn

“To contradict oneself” in Chinese is 自相矛盾.

Meaning

to contradict oneself
self-contradictory
inconsistent

Example

你在自相矛盾。

You're contradicting yourself.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

zìHSK 26 strokesself; oneself xiāngHSK 29 strokeseach other máoHSK 55 strokesspear; lance; pike dùnHSK 59 strokesshield

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