自相矛盾

zì xiāng máo dùn

HSK 7–9

Meaning

比喻自己的言行相互抵触，不能自圆其说。

To contradict oneself; self-contradictory.

用来形容一个人说话或做事前后不一致，相互冲突。

Used to describe someone whose words or actions are inconsistent and conflict with each other.

1 他今天说要支持这个计划，明天又反对，真是自相矛盾。 (He said he would support the plan today and opposed it tomorrow; truly self-contradictory.)
2 你的论点前后自相矛盾，无法让人信服。 (Your argument is self-contradictory and unconvincing.)
3 政府一方面提倡环保，另一方面却大量砍伐森林，这种做法自相矛盾。 (The government promotes environmental protection on one hand but deforests heavily on the other; this approach is self-contradictory.)
4 他承认自己犯了错，但又说自己是无辜的，这显然自相矛盾。 (He admitted he made a mistake but then claimed he was innocent; this is clearly self-contradictory.)
5 她的行为自相矛盾：口口声声说要节俭，却花钱如流水。 (Her behavior is self-contradictory: she constantly talks about thrift but spends money like water.)

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