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顿时 (dùn shí) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

顿时 (dùn shí) is a Chinese word: immediately. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 顿时

副 fù adverb

immediately

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.

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Word breakdown

顿 dùn — suddenly, abruptly

时 shí — moment, time

Structure & writing
1 顿 dùn — to pause briefly

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

consists of

Stroke order

2 时 shí — time; a relatively long period of time during which matter continuously changes or develops

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

consists of

2.1 日 rì — the sun
日 is a component in 67 characters
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