Verbstop; halt; pause

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 停顿.
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Character Breakdown

停顿 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 停顿 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 停顿 with other words naturally.
Verb + Objectwith说话
shuō
huà
tíng
dùn
neutral
pause in speech
Verb + Complementwith一下
tíng
dùn
xià
neutralSpoken
pause for a moment
Adjective + Nounwith短暂
duǎn
zàn
tíng
dùn
neutral
brief pause
Adverb + Verbwith毫无
háo
tíng
dùn
formalWritten
without any pause

Example Sentences with 停顿

shuō
huà
shí
tíng
dùn
le
xià
He paused for a moment while speaking.
zài
tán
pàn
de
guān
jiàn
shí
tíng
dùn
le
piàn
shī
jiā
At the critical moment of the negotiation, he deliberately paused for a moment to apply pressure.
wèi
shén
me
zài
jiě
shì
huà
shí
rán
tíng
dùn
shì
dào
kùn
nán
le
ma
Why did you suddenly pause while explaining the plan? Did you encounter any difficulties?
zài
yǎn
jiǎng
zhōng
shì
dàng
de
tíng
dùn
yǐn
tīng
zhòng
de
zhù
Appropriate pauses in a speech can capture the audience's attention.
jǐn
guǎn
wài
huán
jìng
duàn
biàn
huà
men
de
yán
gōng
zuò
cóng
wèi
tíng
dùn
Despite the constantly changing external environment, our research and development work has never halted.
yīn
yuè
jiā
qiǎo
miào
yùn
yòng
tíng
dùn
ràng
xuán
chōng
mǎn
le
xìng
de
zhāng
The musician skillfully used pauses to fill the melody with dramatic tension.
yóu
jiāo
tōng
men
de
xíng
chéng
tíng
dùn
le
bàn
xiǎo
shí
Due to traffic congestion, our journey had to be halted for half an hour.
diàn
huà
shí
wǎng
luò
dùn
dǎo
zhì
duì
huà
chū
xiàn
le
hǎo
gān
de
tíng
dùn
The network lagged while I was on the phone, causing several awkward pauses in the conversation.