停顿
Old HSK 6
停顿 (tíngdùn) · to pause
停顿 (tíngdùn) means “to pause; pause”. It is written with 2 characters: 停 (to stop) + 顿 (measure word for meals). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 停顿 is built
The characters
停 tíng · to stop
What 停 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 亭tíng — pavilion
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冖mì — cover
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 亭 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
顿 dùn · measure word for meals
What 顿 is made of
- 屯tún — village
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 屮chè — sprout
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: 页 gives the meaning, 屯 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他说到这里停顿了一下。Tā shuō dào zhèlǐ tíngdùn le yíxià.He paused at this point.
读句子时要注意停顿。Dú jùzi shí yào zhùyì tíngdùn.Pay attention to pauses when reading sentences.
Questions about 停顿
What does 停顿 mean?
停顿 (tíngdùn) means “to pause; pause”.
How do you pronounce 停顿?
停顿 is pronounced tíngdùn.
Which HSK level is 停顿?
停顿 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 停车tíngchēto park
- 停车场tíngchēchǎngparking lot
- 停止tíngzhǐto stop
- 停下tíngxiàto stop
- 停泊tíngbóto anchor
- 停滞tíngzhìto stagnate
- 暂停zàntíngto pause
- 停tíngto stop
- 顿时dùnshíimmediately
- 整顿zhěngdùnto reorganise
Learn 停顿 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 180: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.