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- 顿时
顿时
dùn shí
Meaning
- immediately; suddenly
Definition
表示立刻、马上。
immediately; at once.
Usage
常用于动词前，表示动作或状态突然发生。
Often used before a verb to indicate that an action or state occurs suddenly.
Examples
- 1 他顿时明白了。 (He understood immediately.)
- 2 听到这个好消息，她顿时热泪盈眶。 (Hearing the good news, she immediately burst into tears.)
- 3 暴雨顿时倾盆而下。 (The rain poured down instantly.)
- 4 看到那张老照片，我顿时陷入了回忆。 (Seeing that old photo, I was immediately lost in memories.)
- 5 他说完这句话，全场顿时鸦雀无声。 (After he said this, the whole place immediately fell silent.)
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