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🎙️7️⃣8️⃣ – Conflicted / To have mixed feelings (矛盾 máo dùn)

🎙️7️⃣8️⃣ – Conflicted / To have mixed feelings (矛盾 máo dùn)

Update: 2025-10-31
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I wanted to sleep more but also wanted to get to work early —I thought, “Ugh, I’m so conflicted!” Let’s learn how to say “conflicted / to have mixed feelings” in Chinese.

矛盾 (máo dùn)

Hello,大家好,我是Janine。
Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine.


昨天我加班到很晚,
Zuótiān wǒ jiābān dào hěn wǎn,Yesterday I worked overtime until late,


今天早上闹钟响的时候,我特别想再睡一会儿。
Jīntiān zǎoshang nàozhōng xiǎng de shíhou, wǒ tèbié xiǎng zài shuì yí huìr.and this morning when my alarm went off, I really wanted to sleep longer.


可是我又想早点去公司。
Kěshì wǒ yòu xiǎng zǎo diǎn qù gōngsī.But at the same time, I wanted to get to work early.


我心想:哎,我真矛盾!
Wǒ xīn xiǎng: āi, wǒ zhēn máo dùn!I thought, “Ugh, I’m so conflicted!”

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🎙️7️⃣8️⃣ – Conflicted / To have mixed feelings (矛盾 máo dùn)

🎙️7️⃣8️⃣ – Conflicted / To have mixed feelings (矛盾 máo dùn)

Janine Tan