停顿

停顿 tíngdùn

Pause

停顿 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體停頓 tingdun

What 停顿 means

Pause

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Character by character

停顿 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

停

tíng

Stop

顿

dùn

Stop (mw for meals - stamp)

Words that share a character with 停顿

How to write 停顿

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停顿 in a sentence

他说到一半停顿了一下。

Tā shuō dào yíbàn tíngdùn le yíxià.

He paused halfway through what he was saying.

工程因资金问题停顿了半年。

Gōngchéng yīn zījīn wèntí tíngdùn le bàn nián.

The project halted for six months over funding.

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Questions about 停顿

What does 停顿 mean in English?

停顿 is pronounced tíngdùn and means Pause.

How do you pronounce 停顿?

停顿 is tíngdùn in pinyin — written tingdun without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 停顿?

停顿 is written with 2 characters: 停 (tíng) Stop, 顿 (dùn) Stop (mw for meals - stamp). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 停顿 written in traditional Chinese?

停頓. The simplified form 停顿 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 停頓 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced tíngdùn.

Is 停顿 an HSK word?

Yes — 停顿 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

挑衅 tiǎoxìn 跳跃 tiàoyuè 亭子 tíngzi 停泊 tíngbó 停滞 tíngzhì 挺拔 tǐngbá 通货膨胀 tōnghuòpéngzhàng 通缉 tōngjī

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