顿
dùn
Meaning
- classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal
Definition
量词，用于表示吃饭、斥责、打骂等行为的次数；也指停顿、立刻。
A measure word for meals, scoldings, beatings, etc.; also means pause or immediately.
Usage
作为量词时，常用于‘一顿饭’、‘挨了一顿打’等搭配；作为副词时表示‘立刻’，如‘顿时’；作为动词表示‘停顿’，如‘顿了一下’。
As a measure word, it is often used with 'a meal' or 'a beating'; as an adverb, it means 'immediately'; as a verb, it means 'to pause'.
Examples
- 1 我每天吃三顿饭。 (I eat three meals a day.)
- 2 他挨了一顿批评。 (He received a scolding.)
- 3 听到这个消息，他顿时愣住了。 (Upon hearing the news, he was immediately stunned.)
- 4 他说话顿了一下，好像在思考。 (He paused while speaking, as if thinking.)
- 5 他气得直顿脚。 (He was so angry that he stamped his foot.)
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