顿

To stop in Chinese: 顿 (dùn)

dùn

to stop

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 頓2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to stop
  2. 2to pause
  3. 3to arrange
  4. 4to lay out
  5. 5to kowtow
  6. 6to stamp (one's foot)
  7. 7at once
  8. 8classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal

Stroke order

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顿

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨㄣˋ

dùn

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

顿

Simplified

頓

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这顿饭不咸。

    zhè dùn fàn bù xián。

    The meal is not salty.

  • 他怀念波士顿。

    tā huái niàn bō shì dùn。

    He misses Boston.

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Related words

整顿

zhěng dùn

to tidy up

顿时

dùn shí

immediately

停顿

tíng dùn

to halt

抑扬顿挫

yì yáng dùn cuò

see 顿挫抑扬

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

反对

fǎn duì

to oppose

范围

fàn wéi

range

访问

fǎng wèn

to visit

丰富

fēng fù

to enrich

父亲

fù qīn

father

负责

fù zé

to be in charge of

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