Mnemonic

This is kind of a short stop tantamount to a pause. Looks like a traffic cop holding his hands up to allow the pedestrian to cross. The traffic barely pauses.

Mnemonic

When reading a PAGE from a reference book it is often helpful to STOP and let at least ONE idea SPROUT before continuing on.

Sample

顿然 dùnrán : suddenly

Source http://dict.baidu.com

Pronunciation mem

When everything you wanted to do is dun, you STOP

Mnemonic

'stew' + 'page'

If ever you read a book that makes you so angry that you STEW with rage at each and every PAGE (coughcoughtwlightcough), it's probably a good idea to STOP reading and do something more enjoyable, like studying Mandarin.

Pronunciation mem

If the cop says "STOP!", you are DUN.

4th tone, command. DUN!

Pronunciation mem

Do not go on, stop !

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English alternatives

  • _a meal
  • pause
  • classifier for meals, beating, tellings off etc: time, bout, spell, meal
  • to stop
  • to lay out
  • at once
  • _at once
  • _stop
  • _a measure word for meals, ect.
  • to stamp
  • _dun
  • _pause
  • _to kowtow
  • _classifier for meals, beating, tellings off etc: time, bout, spell, meal
  • to arrange
  • _to stamp
  • to pause
  • _to lay out
  • to kowtow
  • _to arrange

Mandarin alternatives

  • _顿

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