# 矛盾 (máodùn): contradiction | HSK 5 Vocabulary | HSKReady

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Language: en
Content ID: hsk-5-2754
HSK levels: 5
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:42:10.431Z
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Learn 矛盾 (máodùn), HSK 5: contradiction; conflicting views; to contradict. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 矛盾

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máodùn

contradiction; conflicting views; to contradict

HSK 5

## Pronunciation

máodùn

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## Example sentence

他们之间存在很多矛盾，需要尽快解决。

Tāmen zhījiān cúnzài hěn duō máodùn, xūyào jǐnkuài jiějué.

There are many contradictions between them that need to be resolved quickly.

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