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dùn

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Radical
Strokes10
HSK 4
Trad.
Definitions
v
  • to stop
  • to pause
  • to arrange
  • to lay out
  • to kowtow
  • to stamp (one's foot)
adv
  • at once
mw
  • classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal
Examples

他顿了一下,又接着往下说。

Tā dùn le yīxià, yòu jiēzhe wǎng xià shuō.

He paused for a moment, then continued speaking.

一横的两头都要顿一顿。

yī héng de liǎng tóu dōu yào dùn yī dùn.

Both ends of the horizontal stroke should pause.

顿首

dùn shǒu

To kowtow; to bow with head touching the ground (formal salutation)

Strokes: 10HSK 4Frequency #616Verified
顿 (dùn) — to stop - ISCBJ Dictionary