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停顿 (tíng dùn): to halt; to break off; pause (in speech)

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to halt; to break off; pause (in speech)
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

to halt
to break off
pause (in speech)

Chinese explanation

指动作或声音暂时停止一下，又继续下去
说话或朗读时，为了表达清楚或加重语气，在句子中间作短暂的间歇。

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Character breakdown

HSK 4

to stop

HSK 4

to stop

Example sentences

He always pauses briefly when speaking, letting people think.

The music suddenly halted, and the audience was stunned.

He paused for a moment, then continued walking forward.

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