顿

dùn

pause, (in Chinese calligraphy) pause in writing in order to reinforce the beginning or ending of a stroke, arrange; settle, touch the ground (with one's head), stamp (one's foot), suddenly; immediately; at once, (used to indicate frequency), fatigued; tired

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pause; suddenly; arrange

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pause; suddenly; arrange

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dun4

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

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1) 顿

dùn

动

（稍停; 停顿） pause; halt; stop:

他顿了一下，又接着往下说。 After a short pause, he went on.

（书法上指用力使笔着纸而暂不移动） (in Chinese calligraphy) pause in writing in order to reinforce the beginning or ending of a stroke:

顿笔 make a pause for breath in writing

（头叩地） touch the ground (with one's head)

（脚跺地） stamp (one's foot):

顿脚 stamp one's foot

（处理; 安置） arrange; settle:

安顿 arrange for; help settle down

形

(疲乏) fatigued; tired:

劳顿 tired out; exhausted

副

（立刻; 忽然） suddenly; immediately:

顿悟 suddenly realize the truth, etc. attain enlightenment;

茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened

量

（用于吃饭、斥责、劝说、打骂等行为的次数）:

挨了一顿骂 get a scolding;

说了他一顿 give him a dressing-down;

一天三顿饭 three meals a day

名

（姓氏） a surname:

顿琦 Dun Qi

另见 dú。

2) 顿

dú

名

（人名用字） a word used in a person's name:

冒顿 Modu

另见 dùn。

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頓|顿 [dùn] ► to stop ► to pause ► to arrange ► to lay out ► to kowtow ► to stamp (one's foot) ► at once ► classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal