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
顿时
dùnshí
suddenly, immediately
Characters in this word
时 shí
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 消息一公布，会议室里顿时安静下来。 Xiāoxi yì gōngbù, huìyìshì lǐ dùnshí ānjìng xiàlai. As soon as the news was announced, the meeting room immediately fell silent.
- 灯一亮，孩子们顿时欢呼起来。 Dēng yí liàng, háizimen dùnshí huānhū qǐlai. The moment the light came on, the children began cheering.
- 听到这个好消息，她的脸上顿时露出了笑容。 Tīngdào zhège hǎo xiāoxi, tā de liǎn shang dùnshí lùchū le xiàoróng. Hearing the good news, a smile instantly appeared on her face.
Related words
- 顿 dùn a measure word for meals
- 停顿 tíngdùn to pause; pause; halt
- 抑扬顿挫 yìyángdùncuò cadenced; rhythmically modulated
- 整顿 zhěngdùn to rectify; to reorganise; to put in order
- 时候 shíhou time, moment
- 时间 shíjiān time
- 小时 xiǎoshí hour
- 有时候 yǒushíhou sometimes
- 当时 dāngshí at that time
- 那时候 nàshíhou at that time
- 平时 píngshí usually; in ordinary times
- 随时 suíshí at any time