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自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn — to contradict oneself

zì (fourth tone, falling) xiāng (first tone, high and level) máo (second tone, rising) dùn (fourth tone, falling)zi4 xiang1 mao2 dun4

to contradict oneself

Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
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Meanings

  1. to contradict oneself

    to contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent

    verb