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顿

dùn

a measure word for meals

A person pausing before a meal
Memory picture

Character

顿 dùn

Strokes
10
Radical
页 — page, sheet, leaf
Made of
屯 village, hamlet 页 page, sheet, leaf
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我吃一顿饭。 Wǒ chī yí dùn fàn. I eat one meal.
  • 这顿饭很好。 Zhè dùn fàn hěn hǎo. This meal is very good.
  • 他停顿一下。 Tā tíngdùn yíxià. He pauses for a moment.

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