Translation of 顿 to English with examples of 顿 -Chinese-English dictionary Trainchinese

顿

頓

dùn

m. ...time (frequency for meals, reproach, admonishment, beating, etc.)

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Other meanings

[dùn] adv./v. suddenly; to pause; (calligraphy) to pause and let the brush stay on the paper
[dùn] char. tired; to settle; (head) kowtow; (feet) stamp

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CHARACTER COMPOSITION

RADICAL

页 page (for 顿)

頁 page (for 頓)

CHARACTERS CONTAINING '顿 OR 頓'

'顿' is part of the following traditional words:
噸

SIMILAR CHARACTERS

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Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.

EXAMPLES

一顿饭

一頓飯

yí dùn fàn

phr. a meal

他办事不力，被老板骂了一顿。

他辦事不力，被老闆罵了一頓。

tā bàn shì bù lì, bèi láo bǎn mà le yí dùn .

phr. He was scolded by his boss due to incapability.

我上班迟到了，被老板臭骂了一顿。

我上班遲到了，被老闆臭罵了一頓。

wǒ shàng bān chí dào le, bèi láo bǎn chòu mà le yí dùn .

phr. I was late for work, and was scolded severely by the boss.

只需花少许钱，就能吃上一顿可口的午餐。

只需花少許錢，就能吃上一頓可口的午餐。

zhǐ xū huā sháo xǔ qián, jiù néng chī shang yí dùn ké kǒu de wǔ cān .

phr. You only have to pay a little bit of money, and you can have a nice lunch.

他被人痛打了一顿。

他被人痛打了一頓。

tā bèi rén tòng dǎ le yí dùn

phr. He was beaten up by someone.