Chinese phrase
这有矛盾 zhè yǒu máo dùn
Meaning
There is a contradiction here
When to use it
This points out that two facts or statements do not agree. It is a direct, neutral way to flag a problem and suggest checking the facts.
Example dialogue
你看这份表，第一列和总和不一样，这有矛盾。 nǐ kàn zhè fèn biǎo dì yí liè hé zǒng hé bù yí yàng zhè yǒu máo dùn
Look at this table: the first column and the total do not agree, so there is a contradiction here.
那我们把数据再核对一遍吧。 nà wǒ men bǎ shù jù zài hé duì yí biàn ba
Then let's check the data one more time.