矛盾
máo​dùn HSK5

contradiction

矛盾 máo​dùn
contradiction adjective
a state or condition of being in conflict, disagreement, or logical opposition

这两个说法之间存在明显的矛盾。

zhè liǎng gè shuō​fa zhī​jiān cún​zài míng​xiǎn de máo​dùn.

There is a clear contradiction between these two statements.

contradictory adjective
inconsistent, logically incompatible, or feeling conflicted

他的心情很矛盾，不知道该不该去。

tā de xīn​qíng hěn máo​dùn, bù zhī​dào gāi bù gāi qù.

He feels very conflicted and doesn't know whether he should go.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
15.4 per million appears in 7% of films
Written text
81.5 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 5

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Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)