顿 (dùn): to stop, to pause, to arrange
顿 (dùn) is a Chinese character meaning “to stop.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 屯 (phonetic) and 页 (semantic). It ranks #794 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 顿 head. Its radical form 页 (page) appears in many related characters such as 页 (xié, head), 顺 (shùn, to obey), 须 (xū, must).
Definitions
- to stop
- to pause
- to arrange
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 顿
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 华盛顿 | huá shèng dùn | Washington (name) |
| 波士顿 | bō shì dùn | Boston, capital of Massachusetts |
| 曼哈顿 | màn hā dùn | Manhattan island |
| 安顿 | ān dùn | to find a place for |
| 普林斯顿 | pǔ lín sī dùn | Princeton, New Jersey |
| 克林顿 | kè lín dùn | Clinton (name) |
| 休斯顿 | xiū sī dùn | Houston |
| 温斯顿 | wēn sī dùn | Winston (name) |
| 牛顿 | niú dùn | newton (SI unit of force) |
| 查尔斯顿 | chá ěr sī dùn | Charleston |
| 停顿 | tíng dùn | to halt |
| 马其顿 | mǎ qí dùn | Macedonia |
| 克莱顿 | kè lái dùn | (name) Clayton or Crichton |
| 希尔顿 | xī ěr dùn | Hilton (hotel chain) |
| 整顿 | zhěng dùn | to tidy up |
顿 appears in 100 compound words: 12 as the first character, 65 as the last, and 23 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 顿 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (17)
to be enlightened all of a sudden; to come to the realization all of a sudden
to be enlightened all of a sudden; to come to the realization all of a sudden
Showing 12 of 17 idioms containing 顿.
Example Sentences
他顿了顿，继续讲述自己的经历。
Tā dùn le dùn, jìxù jiǎngshù zìjǐ de jīnglì.
He paused for a moment and continued telling his story.
沃尔顿家族控股信托出售1.598亿美元沃尔玛(...
wò ěr dùn jiā zú kòng gǔ xìn tuō chū shòu 1 . 5 9 8 yì měi yuán wò ěr 玛 ( . . .
Walton Family Holding Trust sells $159.8 million Walmart (...
年度利润低于预期且需求疲软,阿斯顿 · 马丁宣布将再裁员 20%
nián dù lì rùn dī yú yù qī qiě xū qiú pí ruǎn , ā sī dùn mǎ dīng xuān bù jiāng zài cái yuán 2 0
With annual profits falling short of expectations and weak demand, Aston · Martin announced another 20% layoffs
英超曼联作客1:0击败爱华顿
yīng chāo 曼 lián zuò kè jī bài ài huá dùn
Premier League Manchester United beat Everton 1-0 away
北京要求华盛顿取消单方关税 中国似未确认特朗普访中安排
běi jīng yāo qiú huá shèng dùn qǔ xiāo dān fāng guān shuì zhōng guó sì wèi què rèn tè lǎng pǔ fǎng zhōng ān pái
Beijing Demands Washington Remove Unilateral Tariffs; China Appears to Have Not Confirmed Trump's Visit Arrangements
美国波士顿台裔市长 法律人从政典范
měi guó bō shì dùn tái yì shì cháng fǎ lǜ rén cóng zhèng diǎn fàn
Taiwanese mayor of Boston, USA, a model of lawyer politics
汤姆住在波士顿多久了？
Tāngmǔ zhù zài Bōshìdùn duōjiǔ le?
How long has Tom been living in Boston?
你上个夏季在波士顿吗？
Nǐ shàngge xiàjì zài Bōshìdùn ma?
Were you in Boston last summer?
波士顿有动物园吗？
Bōshìdùn yǒu dòngwùyuán ma?
Is there a zoo in Boston?
你还认识波士顿的谁？
Nǐ hái rènshi Bōshìdùn de shéi?
Who else in Boston do you know?
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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