Chinese symbol for “contradict”
顶撞
dǐng zhuàng
Traditional: 頂撞
to contradict (elders or superiors)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for contradict is 顶撞 (dǐng zhuàng), defined as: to contradict (elders or superiors).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “contradict”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抵触 (抵觸) | dǐ chù | to conflict; to contradict |
| 驳 (駁) | bó | variegated; heterogeneous |
| 捂 | wǔ | to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears) |
| 抵牾 | dǐ wǔ | to conflict with; to contradict |
| 反嘴 | fǎn zuǐ | to answer back; to contradict |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 顶撞.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屋顶 (屋頂) | wū dǐng | roof |
| 顶级 (頂級) | dǐng jí | top-notch; first-rate |
| 顶尖 (頂尖) | dǐng jiān | peak; apex |
| 山顶 (山頂) | shān dǐng | hilltop |
| 顶部 (頂部) | dǐng bù | roof; topmost part |
| 头顶 (頭頂) | tóu dǐng | top of the head |
| 碰撞 | pèng zhuàng | to collide; collision |
| 撞击 (撞擊) | zhuàng jī | to strike; to hit; to ram |
See also: Japanese symbol for “contradict”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.