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矛盾
máodùn
1. contradiction
2. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
3. conflicting views
4. contradictory
HSK 5 Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown

矛
máo
spear, lance
HSK 5 5 丶
盾
dùn
shield; Dutch guilder
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (6)

闹矛盾
nàomáodùn
to be at loggerheads
内部矛盾
nèibùmáodùn
internal contradiction
敌我矛盾
díwǒmáodùn
contradictions between ourselves and the enemy
自相矛盾
zìxiāngmáodùn
to contradict oneself
人民内部矛盾
rénmínnèibùmáodùn
internal contradiction among the people (pretext for a purge)
正确处理人民内部矛盾
zhèngquèchǔlǐrénmínnèibùmáodùn
On the correct handling of internal contradictions among the people, Mao Zedong's tract of 1957

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