矛盾 | 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 | The man agreed, giving her 3, 000 dong every day to feed the girl. | |
2 | Space debris is a shield to keep us from hearing alien broadcasts. | |
3 | The lower (southern) portion of the image shows part of the Martian polar ice shield; in the center are ice deposits covered by wind-shaped dunes. | |
4 | But whatever was achieved militarily must be set against the damage Israel did to its international image by killing innocent civilians that Hamas fighters use as human shields. | |
5 | A cleaner returns home with a Star of David etched on her arm by a soldier wielding a broken bottle. |