Meaning
a time; jerk; stop; meal; bout; spell
Chinese: 时间。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dun” becomes a different word in each tone. 顿 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 整顿zhěng dùnto tidy up; to reorganize; to consolidate; to rectify
- 停顿tíng dùnto halt; to break off; pause (in speech)
- 顿时dùn shíimmediately; suddenly
- 抑扬顿挫yì yáng dùn cuòsee 顿挫抑扬
- 顿然dùn ránsuddenly; abruptly
Example Sentence
我们一家人一起吃了一顿饭。Wǒ men yì jiā rén yì qǐ chī le yí dùn fàn.Our family ate a meal together.
我们Wǒ menwe一家人yì jiā rénthe whole family一起yì qǐ(in) the same place吃chīto eat了le(completed action)一yíone顿dùnto stop饭fàncooked rice。