矛盾 máodùn▶ contradicción

Stroke order

矛盾 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

• 矛 — 5 strokes
• 盾 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. contradiction
2. conflicting views
3. contradictory

Related words

• 毛病Problema
• 贸易Comercio

矛盾 is pronounced máodùn and means “contradicción”. It belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary, one of the six bands of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, China’s official Chinese proficiency exam. Recognising 矛盾 on a page and producing it in conversation are different skills, and only the second holds up when someone is waiting for an answer — so LexiTrail brings it back just as your memory of it starts to fade, not on a fixed weekly rota.