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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 自相矛盾

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn - to contradict oneself
- self-contradictory
- inconsistent

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 19,072 38,045 35,360

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- (bound form) self; oneself
- from; since
- naturally; as a matter of course
xiāng- surname Xiang
xiāng- each other
- one another
- mutually
- fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])
xiàng- appearance
- portrait
- picture
- government minister
- (physics) phase
- (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)
- to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
máo- spear
- lance
- pike
dùn- shield
- (currency) Vietnamese dong
- currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)

Other Words Containing 自相矛盾

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
自相矛盾 - 9 19,072 38,045 35,360