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矛

máo

spear, lance; Kangxi radical 110

Strokes
5
Radical
矛
HSK
5
Tone
2

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 你在自相矛盾。

    Nǐ zài zì xiāng máo dùn

    You're contradicting yourself.

  • 他们有时候有矛盾冲突

    Tā men yǒu shí hou yǒu máo dùn chōng tū

    Every now and then they clash over their differences.

  • 他和老板有矛盾,这个我们知道就好。

    Tā hé lǎo bǎn yǒu máo dùn zhè ge wǒ men zhī dào jiù hǎo

    Between you and me, he's in trouble with the boss.

  • 希望与现实之间的矛盾,因何而起?

    Xī wàng yǔ xiàn shí zhī jiān de máo dùn yīn hé ér qǐ

    From what stems this contradiction between our hopes and our reality?

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Words containing 矛

  • 矛盾máo dùn 2–4 contradiction; conflicting views; contradictory
  • 矛头máo tóu 2–2 spearhead; barb; an attack or criticism
  • 自相矛盾zì xiāng máo dùn 4–1–2–4to contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent