seeming impossible or difficult to understand because of containing two opposite facts or characteristics

It seems paradoxical to me, but if you drink a cup of hot tea it seems to cool you down. 这在我看来好像是矛盾的：喝杯热茶似乎会让人冷静下来。

I was in a very difficult and paradoxical situation. 我处于一个非常困难和看似矛盾的境地。