HSK 5 · noun · verb · adjective
矛盾
contradictory; to contradict; contradiction; contradictory (矛盾)
他们两人的说法很矛盾。
Tāmen liǎng rén de shuōfǎ hěn máodùn.
The two of them contradict each other.
两个人一吵，矛盾就激化了。
Liǎng gè rén yì chǎo， máodùn jiù jīhuàle。
As soon as the two argued, the conflict intensified.
他前后说的话自相矛盾。
Tā qiánhòu shuō dehuà zìxiāng-máodùn。
What he said before and after contradicts itself.