Hanzi
Traditional
頓
Simplified
顿

to stop/to pause/to arrange/to lay out/to kowtow/to stamp (one's foot)/at once/classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

dùn, dú

Bopomofo

ㄉㄨㄣˋ, ㄉㄨˊ

Jyutping

deon6

Example sentences

頓 / 顿 dùn
媽媽每天準備三頓豐盛的飯菜。
妈妈每天准备三顿丰盛的饭菜。

Mom prepares three hearty meals every day.

母親 / 母亲 mǔqīn
母親親手做了一頓豐盛的晚餐。
母亲亲手做了一顿丰盛的晚餐。

Mother personally prepared a sumptuous dinner.

頓時 / 顿时 dùnshí
聽到這個好消息，他頓時高興得跳了起來。
听到这个好消息，他顿时高兴得跳了起来。

Hearing this good news, he immediately jumped up with joy.

停頓 / 停顿 tíngdùn
他停頓了一下，然後繼續演講。
他停顿了一下，然后继续演讲。

He paused for a moment, then continued his speech.

Example Vocabulary

頓

dun4

measure word for meals or scoldings; a pause; suddenly

頓時

dun4'shi2

immediately; at once; suddenly

停頓

ting2'dun4

to pause; to halt; to come to a standstill

勞頓

lao2'dun4

博爾頓

困頓

kun4'dun4

安頓

an1'dun4

休斯頓

克林頓

卡爾頓

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