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停顿 tíngdùn

停顿 tíngdùn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 停顿 tíngdùn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tíngdùn | ting2 dun4
English translation
to halt
to break off
pause (in speech)

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About 停顿 tíngdùn

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Traditional form

停頓

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 停顿 tíngdùn

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tíng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and tíng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

tíng

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻亭

Number of Strokes

11
dùn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and tún represents the sound. Simplified form of dùn .

Phonetic compound

tún

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

屯页

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 停顿 tíngdùn

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zài 阅读 yuèdú Zhōng 停顿 tíngdùn le 一下 yīxià , yòu 继续 jìxù niàn 下去 xià qù .

He came to a pause in reading and then went on reading.

停顿 tíngdùn le 一下 yīxià ,然后 ránhòu yòu dòu 下去 xià qù .

He made a pause and then went on reading.

Xiàng 那个 nà ge hěn Shuài de 男孩 nán hái 表白 biǎo bái qián 停顿 tíngdùn le 一下 yīxià .

I hesitated before I told the handsome boy I liked him.

伊莎贝尔 de 旅行 lǚxíng xiàng 旋风 xuàn fēng 似的 shìde ,急急忙忙 jí jí máng máng ,不停顿,仿 fǎng le tiān de rén , bēi jiē 一杯 de Shuǐ .

Isabel travelled rapidly and recklessly; she was like a thirsty person draining cup after cup.

该市机场 jīchǎng de 能见度 néng jiàn dù 降为 líng 空中交通陷入 xiànrù le 停顿 tíngdùn

Visibility at the city's airport came down to zero, bringing air traffic to a standstill.

停顿 tíngdùn Decomposition

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停顿 tíngdùn Compounds

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