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頓 (deon6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

頓 (deon6, dùn) — to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; bow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal; suddenly; immediately; promptly; to nod; to settle; to put in order

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 頓開茅塞 (deon6 hoi1 maau4 sak1) — to be suddenly enlightened
• 頓 (duk6) — part of a name
• 頓悟 (deon6 ng6) — a flash of realization; the truth in a flash; a moment of enlightenment (usuall…
• 頓挫 (deon6 co3) — a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes; a ca…
• 頓挫抑揚 (deon6 co3 jik1 joeng4) — cadence; modulation
• 頓時 (deon6 si4) — immediately; suddenly

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