dùn顿（頓）
顿（頓）
HSK 3
common
verb
adverb
measure word
noun
Meaning of 顿
顿 means to pause briefly; to stop temporarily; to press and hold the pen. Pronounced dùn. HSK 3.
- to pause briefly; to stop temporarily
- to press and hold the pen
- to kowtow; to stamp one's foot
Character Info
Radical页
Strokes10
Components
屯
页
Stroke Order
顿
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
dùn顿
le了
yī一
xià下
，
yòu又
jiē接
zhe着
wǎng往
xià下
shuō说
。
He paused briefly, then continued speaking.
Yǎn演
jiǎng讲
zhě者
dùn顿
le了
dùn顿
，
hē喝
le了
yī一
kǒu口
shuǐ水
。
The speaker paused, took a sip of water.
Tā他
zài在
lù路
kǒu口
dùn顿
le了
yī一
xià下
，
què确
rèn认
le了
fāng方
xiàng向
zài再
zǒu走
。
He paused at the intersection, confirmed the direction, then walked on.
Wèi为
le了
qiáng强
diào调
zhòng重
diǎn点
，
tā他
tè特
yì意
dùn顿
le了
dùn顿
huà话
yǔ语
。
He intentionally paused his speech to emphasize the key point.
Tā她
dùn顿
le了
dùn顿
，
yóu犹
yù豫
zhe着
yào要
bu不
yào要
shuō说
chū出
zhēn真
xiàng相
。
She paused, hesitating whether to tell the truth.
Relations
Measure Words
顿/ dùn
Primary