Word

整顿 (zhěng dùn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 整顿

动 dòng verb

to rectify; to reorganize

政府决定整顿市场秩序。

zhèng fǔ jué dìng zhěng dùn shì chǎng zhì xù

The government has decided to rectify the market order.

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Word breakdown

整 zhěng — to put in order; to arrange properly

顿 dùn — to arrange; to settle; to establish order

1 顿时 dùn shí — immediately HSK 6
- 顿 suddenly, abruptly
- 时 moment, time
Example

听到这个消息，他顿时愣住了。

tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi tā dùn shí lèng zhù le

Hearing this news, he immediately froze.
2 停顿 tíng dùn — to pause HSK 7
- 停 to stop, to halt
- 顿 pause, brief moment
Example

他说话时经常停顿。

tā shuō huà shí jīng cháng tíng dùn

He often pauses when speaking.
3 抑扬顿挫 yì yáng dùn cuò — cadence and rhythm HSK 7
- 抑 suppress, lower (pitch/tone)
- 扬 raise, lift (pitch/tone)
- 顿 pause, stop
- 挫 check, halt (rhythm)
Example

他朗读这首诗时抑扬顿挫，十分动听。

tā lǎng dú zhè shǒu shī shí yì yáng dùn cuò shí fēn dòng tīng

When he recited this poem, his cadence and rhythm were very pleasant to listen to.

Structure & writing

1 整 zhěng — whole; complete; entire (opposite of '零')

整 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 敕 chì — imperial edict or decree from the emperor

敕 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 4

整 zhěng whole; complete; entire (opposite of '零')

HSK 7

嫩 nèn tender, delicate (of young growth); opposite of "老"

1.2 正 zhèng — straight; upright (opposite of crooked or tilted)

Xpinyin

正 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 4

整 zhěng whole; complete; entire (opposite of '零') 证 zhèng to prove or verify with people, objects, or facts

HSK 5

征 zhēng to travel a long distance (often of troops on campaign) 政 zhèng politics; affairs of state

HSK 6

歪 wāi not straight; crooked; tilted (opposite of 'straight') 症 zhèng disease; illness

Stroke order

2 顿 dùn — to pause briefly

顿 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 屯 tún — to gather, accumulate, store up

屯 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 4

顿 dùn to pause briefly

HSK 5

吨 dūn ton (metric unit of mass equal to 1000 kg)

HSK 6

纯 chún pure; free from impurities

HSK 7

炖 dùn to stew (bring to a boil then simmer until tender, usually meat) 盹 dǔn a brief nap; a doze 钝 dùn blunt; not sharp (opposite of 快、利、锐)

2.2 页 yè — page, sheet (of a book, painting, paper, etc.)

页 is a component in 26 characters

HSK 1

题 tí title; heading of a poem, essay, or speech

HSK 2

颜 yán facial expression; countenance

HSK 3

须 xū must; necessary (auxiliary verb) 顾 gù to turn and look; to look at

HSK 4

烦 fán vexed, irritated 硕 shuò large; tall and big 项 xiàng (lit.) back of the neck/nape 顺 shùn facing the same direction; opposite of 逆顿 dùn to pause briefly

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预 yù in advance; beforehand 频 pín repeatedly; frequently; many times in succession

HSK 5

领 lǐng neck; throat 颗 kē measure word for small, round or granular objects

HSK 6

顶 dǐng the top or highest part of a person or object 顽 wán stupid; ignorant 颖 yǐng awn-bearing husk of certain grasses (e.g. rice, wheat) 额 é forehead (of a person or animal)

HSK 7

嚣 xiāo noisy; clamorous 顷 qǐng unit of area equal to 100 亩 (approx. 6.6667 hectares) 颁 bān to issue; to promulgate 颂 sòng to praise, to extol someone's virtues 颇 pō (lit.) biased; not upright

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颊 jiá cheek; the part of the face below the cheekbone 颓 tuí to collapse, to crumble 颠 diān top of something tall and upright 颤 chàn to tremble; to shiver

Stroke order