- 自相矛盾 zìxiāngmáodùn self-contradictoryto contradict oneself; to be logically inconsistent in one's words or actions
- 敌我矛盾 díwǒmáodùn antagonistic contradictioncontradictions between the enemy and ourselves, typically referring to irreconcilable political or social conflicts
- 内部矛盾 nèibùmáodùn internal contradiction
- 人民内部矛盾 rénmínnèibùmáodùn internal contradictioninternal contradiction among the people (often used as a pretext for a political purge)
- 闹矛盾 nàomáodùn conflictto be at loggerheads or to have a falling out
- 陆港矛盾 Lù Gǎngmáodùn mainland-HK tensionstensions between mainland China and Hong Kong (since 1997)
