Meaning of 顿时
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
dùnshí
- immediately; suddenly
顿时 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
她的脸顿时红了。
Her face turned red suddenly.
当我第一次回波士顿时，我真是孤独。
When I first came back to Boston, I was really lonely.
看着自己的房子被烧得精光，他顿时丧失了理智。
He lost his reason when he saw his house burn down.
Stroke order for each character
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顿 dùn · to stop · 10 strokes
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时 shí · o'clock · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 顿时.
| 时候 | shíhou | time; length of time |
| 时间 | shíjiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour |
| 有时 | yǒushí | sometimes; now and then |
| 有时候 | yǒushíhou | sometimes |
| 当时 | dāngshí | then; at that time |
| 那时 | nà shí | then; at that time |
| 同时 | tóngshí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 随时 | suíshí | at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary |
| 小时候 | xiǎoshíhou | in one's childhood |
| 平时 | píngshí | ordinarily; in normal times |
| 这时候 | zhè shíhou |
Questions about 顿时
What does 顿时 mean?
顿时 (dùnshí) means "immediately; suddenly" and is used as a adverb.
How do you write 顿时?
顿时 is made of 2 characters: 顿 (10 strokes), 时 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 顿时 an HSK word?
Yes. 顿时 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 顿时 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 顿时 is written 頓時.