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矛盾

máo dùn · mao dun

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. contradiction
  2. CL:個 / 个 (gè)
  3. conflicting views
  4. contradictory

In a sentence

2 examples
01

希(xī)望(wàng)与(yǔ)现(xiàn)实(shí)之(zhī)间(jiān)的(de)矛(máo)盾(dùn)，因(yīn)何(hé)而(ér)起(qǐ)？

From what stems this contradiction between our hopes and our reality?

Tatoeba: Chinese by Gustav249 · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)有(yǒu)时(shí)候(hou)有(yǒu)矛(máo)盾(dùn)冲(chōng)突(tū)

Every now and then they clash over their differences.

Tatoeba: Chinese by thomasstrand · English by JimmyUK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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