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Meaning of 顿

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顿 (Trad.: 頓)HSK 5
Pinyin: dùn
English Definition: 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
Chinese Definition:
①很短时间的停止:停顿。顿宕。抑扬顿挫。
②忽然,立刻,一下子:顿然。顿即。顿悟。茅塞顿开。
③叩,跺:顿首再拜。
④处理,设置:安顿。整顿。
⑤疲乏:困顿。劳顿。
⑥书法上指运笔用力向下而暂不移动:横的两头都要顿一顿。
⑦次:三顿饭。
⑧古同“钝”,不锋利。
⑨姓氏。
Total strokes: 10; Radical: 頁
Pictophonetic:屯 indicates the sound; 页 (head) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 屯 [ tún ] village, hamlet; camp; station
    • 页 [ yè ] page, sheet, leaf
Similar Characters: 顺
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Example Words
整顿HSK 6 zhěng dùn to tidy up; to reorganize; to consolidate; to rectify
华盛顿 huá shèng dùn Washington (name); George Washington (1732-1799), first US president; Washington, US State; Washington, D.C. (US federal capital)
顿时HSK 6 dùn shí immediately; suddenly
停顿HSK 6 tíng dùn to halt; to break off; pause (in speech)
安顿 ān dùn to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful
More:顿* | *顿 | *顿*
Example Sentences
1
我欠你一顿饭
。
I owe you a meal.
2
昨天我吃了两顿饭
。
Yesterday, I ate two meals.
3
美国的首都是华盛顿
。
The capital of the United States is Washington.
4
政府将整顿市场秩序
。
The government will regulate the market order.
5
我们一起吃了一顿丰盛的晚餐
。
We had a delicious dinner together.