停 tíng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 亭 pavilion
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
停顿
tíngdùn
to pause; pause; halt
Characters in this word
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
- 发言中短暂的停顿，有时比连珠炮式的解释更有力量。 Fāyán zhōng duǎnzàn de tíngdùn, yǒu shí bǐ liánzhūpào shì de jiěshì gèng yǒu lìliàng. A brief pause in a speech can sometimes be more powerful than a rapid stream of explanation.
- 说到最关键的地方，他故意停顿了几秒，大家都屏住呼吸。 Shuō dào zuì guānjiàn de dìfang, tā gùyì tíngdùn le jǐ miǎo, dàjiā dōu bǐngzhù hūxī. At the most crucial point he deliberately paused for a few seconds, and everyone held their breath.
- 音乐突然停顿了一下，观众还以为演出已经结束了。 Yīnyuè tūrán tíngdùn le yíxià, guānzhòng hái yǐwéi yǎnchū yǐjīng jiéshù le. The music suddenly paused for a moment, and the audience thought the performance had already ended.
Related words
- 停 tíng to stop
- 停车 tíngchē to park
- 停车场 tíngchēchǎng parking lot
- 停止 tíngzhǐ to stop
- 停下 tíngxià to stop
- 不停 bùtíng nonstop
- 停留 tíngliú to stay; to stop briefly
- 暂停 zàntíng to pause
- 停泊 tíngbó to anchor; to moor; to berth
- 停放 tíngfàng to park; to place/station a vehicle
- 停业 tíngyè to close down; to suspend business
- 停滞 tíngzhì to stagnate; to come to a standstill