Chinese Word: 盾 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

盾HSK 5

Pinyin: dùn

English Definition: shield; (currency) Vietnamese dong; currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)

Chinese Definition:
①古代打仗时防护身体，挡住敌人刀箭等的牌：盾牌(亦喻推托的借口)。后盾。
②盾形的东西(多指硬币上的纹章)：金盾。银盾。

Antonyms: 矛

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 目

Ideographic:An eye 目 peering from behind a shield 厂

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 厂 [ chǎng ] cliff; factory, workshop; building
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 十 [ shí ] ten, tenth; complete; perfect
  - 目 [ mù ] eye; to look, to see; division, topic

Similar Characters: 眉

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矛盾HSK 5	máo dùn	contradiction; Classifiers: 个 ; conflicting views; contradictory
后盾	hòu dùn	support; backing
自相矛盾	zì xiāng máo dùn	to contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent
盾牌	dùn pái	shield; pretext; excuse
茅盾	máo dùn	Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist

1		máo dùn 矛盾 shì 是 pǔ biàn 普遍 cún zài 存在 de 的。 Contradiction is universal.
2		zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 cún zài 存在 hěn duō 很多 máo dùn 矛盾。 There are many contradictions in this problem.
3		wǒ men 我们 hěn nán 很难 xiāng chǔ 相处， zǒng 总 yǒu 有 máo dùn 矛盾。 We find it hard to get along with each other.
4		tā 她 bù 不 shàn yú 善于 chǔ lǐ 处理 liǎng bian 两边 de 的 máo dùn 矛盾。 She is not good at handling conflicts between both sides.
5		zhuān yè 专业 diào jiě yuán 调解员 kě yǐ 可以 bāng zhù 帮助 huà jiě 化解 máo dùn 矛盾。 Professional mediators can help resolve conflicts.

1		máo dùn 矛盾 shì 是 pǔ biàn 普遍 cún zài 存在 de 的。 Contradiction is universal.
2		zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 cún zài 存在 hěn duō 很多 máo dùn 矛盾。 There are many contradictions in this problem.
3		wǒ men 我们 hěn nán 很难 xiāng chǔ 相处， zǒng 总 yǒu 有 máo dùn 矛盾。 We find it hard to get along with each other.
4		tā 她 bù 不 shàn yú 善于 chǔ lǐ 处理 liǎng bian 两边 de 的 máo dùn 矛盾。 She is not good at handling conflicts between both sides.
5		zhuān yè 专业 diào jiě yuán 调解员 kě yǐ 可以 bāng zhù 帮助 huà jiě 化解 máo dùn 矛盾。 Professional mediators can help resolve conflicts.