顿

dùn

“To stop” in Chinese is 顿 (dùn).

Other characters with the syllable dun: see all 7 →

Meaning

to stop
to pause
to arrange

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to lay out
to kowtow
to stamp (one's foot)
at once
classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal

Example

在企业整顿中，要坚持高标准，严要求，防止走过场。

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Stroke Order

10 strokes

Words containing 顿

整顿zhěngdùnto tidy upHSK 6 顿时dùnshíimmediately; suddenlyHSK 7-9 停顿tíngdùnto haltHSK 7-9 抑扬顿挫yìyáng-dùncuòsee 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]HSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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