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HSK
7-9

pause

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

ting2dun4 tíngdùn

Meaning


Primary

pause

Alternatives

paused, halt

Mnemonic


A 停顿 pause occurs when the progression of something 停 halts for a period of time.

Usage


老师 停顿 了 一下。

The teacher paused a moment.

车流 突然 停顿 了。

The traffic paused.

演讲 中 有 个 停顿。

There was a pause in the speech.

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