矛盾

máo dùn

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HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. contradiction
2. conflicting views
3. contradictory

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 一致 yī zhì 一致 yī zhì unanimous 表示观点、想法完全相同: unanimous
• 和谐 hé xié 和谐 hé xié harmonious 形容事物协调、无冲突: harmonious

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Collocations

常用结构“A与B有矛盾”“产生矛盾”“解决矛盾”，表示人或事物之间的对立关系。

Grammar

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HSK 2.0 Level 6+ HSK 3.0 Level 6+ 8 min

Two-Sided Reasoning with 一方面...另一方面

Use 一方面...另一方面 to organize advanced comparisons and tradeoffs.

Reading: máo dùn Open guide

Example Sentences

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他们两个的意见有很大的 矛盾 。

There is a big contradiction between their two opinions.

他们的争论进一步激化了 矛盾 。

Their argument further intensified the conflict.

他们通过对话化解了 矛盾 。

They resolved the contradiction through dialogue.

居委会派人来调解两家的 矛盾 。

The neighborhood committee sent someone to mediate the dispute between the two families.

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Words Containing 矛盾

• 自相矛盾 自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn: to contradict oneself
• 人民内部矛盾 人民内部矛盾 rén mín nèi bù máo dùn: internal contradiction among the people (pretext for a purge)
• 内部矛盾 内部矛盾 nèi bù máo dùn: internal contradiction
• 敌我矛盾 敌我矛盾 dí wǒ máo dùn: contradictions between ourselves and the enemy
• 正确处理人民内部矛盾 正确处理人民内部矛盾 zhèng què chǔ lǐ rén mín nèi bù máo dùn: On the correct handling of internal contradictions among the people, Mao Zedong's tract of 1957
• 陆港矛盾 陆港矛盾 lù gǎng máo dùn: tensions between mainland China and Hong Kong (since 1997)
• 闹矛盾 闹矛盾 nào máo dùn: to be at loggerheads

Child Words of 矛盾

• 盾 盾 dùn: shield
• 矛 矛 máo: spear