頓
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dùn · to pause

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Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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頁Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 頓

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Example sentences

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Nǐ zhēn de xiǎng zhe yào bān dào bō shì dùn ya.你真的想着要搬到波士頓呀。

You really wanted to move to Boston.

Source: Tatoeba #12278231 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhēn xiǎng gēn nǐ qù bō shì dùn.我真想跟你去波士頓。

I'd really like to go to Boston with you.

Source: Tatoeba #6877966 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā qǐng wǒ chī le dùn měi wèi de wǎn fàn.他請我吃了頓美味的晚飯。

I had a good dinner at his expense.

Source: Tatoeba #414819 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài bō shì dùn dài le sān tiān.我在波士頓待了三天。

I stayed in Boston for three days.

Source: Tatoeba #3408304 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài xiǎng yǒu duō shǎo jiā ná dà rén zhù zài bō shì dùn.我在想有多少加拿大人住在波士頓。

I wonder how many Canadians live in Boston.

Source: Tatoeba #5364103 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǐ wéi nǐ zhù zài bō shì dùn ne.我以為你住在波士頓呢。

I thought that you lived in Boston.

Source: Tatoeba #10358782 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 頓 in context

  1. Say dùn, then recall the core meaning: to pause.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 頓 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.