顿 (dùn): [measure word for occurences — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Level 4

HSK 3.0:Recognition 4

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HSK 3.0Vocab 4 Recognition 4

1.

Animated Stroke Order 顿

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2.

Readings & Meanings

顿has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

dùn

[measure word for occurences, and therefore of meals]

mw.HSK 5

measure word for meals or events; pause

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 顿

4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

顿

屯tún

页yè · page

顿=

5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 顿

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6.

How to Use 顿

Pause and Reorganize

In words like 停顿 and 整顿, 顿 signals a temporary stop or a process of straightening out.

HSK 6

7.

HSK Vocabulary: 顿

HSK 6

dùn顿

shí

8.

Example Sentences

Tā他

zhù住

zài在

Màn曼

hā哈

dùn顿

de

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v./mw.HSK 3.0 · L4

屯tún

+页yè · page

tíng停

dùn顿

stop; halt; pause

HSK 6

zhěng整

dùn顿

rectify; consolidate; reorganise

时

immediately; suddenly; at once

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yì抑

yáng扬

dùn顿

cuò挫

rise and fall / fluctuate

的

shì市

zhōng中

xīn心

。

He lives in the center of Manhattan.

tā他

shuō说

huà话

shí时

jīng经

cháng常

yǒu有

duǎn短

zàn暂

de的

tíng停

dùn顿

。

He often has brief pauses when speaking.

tīng听

dào到

zhè这

ge个

xiāo消

xī息

，

tā他

dùn顿

shí时

lèng愣

zhù住

le了

。

He was immediately stunned upon hearing the news.

tā她

huā花

le了

yī一

zhěng整

tiān天

ān安

dùn顿

xīn新

jiā家

de的

jiā家

jù具

。

She spent a whole day arranging the furniture in the new home.

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

chī吃

sān三

dùn顿

fàn饭

。

I eat three meals every day.

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