顿 dùn measure word for meals
measure word for meals; to pause; at once
How to remember 顿: 屯 to store + 页 page = measure word for meals. Grandma loves to store every recipe on its own page, and her grandson counts her dinners with the measure word for meals.
Component breakdown
顿 = 屯 to store + 页 page
- 屯 to store
- 页 page
Grandma loves to store every recipe on its own page, and her grandson counts her dinners with the measure word for meals.
How it is used
- A measure word for meals and for bouts of scolding/beating: 一顿饭 (yí dùn fàn) a meal, 一顿饭吃三顿 no-rather 骂了一顿 (mà le yí dùn) gave a scolding.
- 顿时 (dùnshí) = at once/immediately (in narration): 顿时安静下来 (dùnshí ānjìng xiàlái) fell silent at once.
- 停顿 (tíngdùn) = to pause; 整顿 (zhěngdùn) = to overhaul/put in order. Core sense: a pause or a bout.