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7-9

pause

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

ting2dun4 tíngdùn

Meaning


Primary

pause

Alternatives

paused, halt

Mnemonic


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

Usage


老師 停頓 了 一下。

The teacher paused a moment.

車流 突然 停頓 了。

The traffic paused.

演講 中 有 個 停頓。

There was a pause in the speech.

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