。
The meal is not salty.
How to pronounce 顿
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
dùn顿
classifier for meals; to pause
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
dùnFourth tone
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，。
He paused for a moment, then went on.
。
That meal was simply divine.
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ā First toneHigh and level
á Second toneRising
ǎ Third toneLow, then rising in isolation
à Fourth toneFalling
a Neutral toneShort and light
These are dictionary tones. In natural speech, tones can change with context. A third tone often stays low before another syllable.