YellowBridge Chinese Language & Culture
Chinese Language Center

Learn Mandarin Mandarin-English Dictionary & Thesaurus

New Search

顿
dùn
Main
English Definitionto stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; measure word for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal
Simplified Script顿
Traditional Script頓
Pinyindùn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄉㄨㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)deon6
Part of Speech(动) verb, (副) adverb, (量) measure word
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3 TOCFL=5,6,7

Related Words

Words With Same Head Word    
顿时dùnshíimmediately; suddenly
顿悟dùnwùa flash of realization; the truth in a flash; a moment of enlightenment (usually Buddhist)
顿足dùnzústamp (one's feet)
顿然dùnránsuddenly; abruptly
顿挫dùncuòa transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes; a cadence; punctuated by a transition; with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting)
Words With Same Tail Word    
整顿zhěngdùnto tidy up; to reorganize; to consolidate; to rectify
停顿tíngdùnto halt; to break off; pause (in speech)
安顿āndùnto find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful
华盛顿huá shèng dùnWashington (name); George Washington (1732-1799), first US president; Washington, US State; Washington, D.C. (US federal capital)
克林顿kèlín dùnClinton (name); Bill Clinton (1946-), US Democratic politician, President 1993-2001; Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician
Derived Words or Phrases    
Sign-in
Similar-sounding Words    
Sign-in

New Search

Wildcard: Use * as placeholder for 0 or more
Chinese characters or pinyin syllables
Full Search Form
Credits