When to Use This Idiom
Use 自相矛盾 when:
- Pointing out a logical error
- Someone says one thing but does another
- An argument doesn't make sense
Example Sentences
你的解释前后不一，简直是自相矛盾。
Nǐ de jiěshì qiánhòu bùyī, jiǎnzhí shì zìxiāngmáodùn.
Your explanation is inconsistent; it's simply self-contradictory.
他说他爱动物，却去打猎，真是自相矛盾。
Tā shuō tā ài dòngwù, què qù dǎliè, zhēnshi zìxiāngmáodùn.
He says he loves animals but goes hunting; that's truly self-contradictory.