Meaning of dùn:
顿
to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot)
Tā zài shuōhuà de shíhòu tūrán tíng dùn le yíxià.
他在说话的时候突然停顿了一下。
He suddenly paused while speaking.
Tā zài huídá wèntí zhīqián dùn le yīxià.
他在回答问题之前顿了一下。
He paused before answering the question.
Qǐng bāng wǒ dùn yīxià zhè zhāng zhuōzi shàng de dōngxī.
请帮我顿一下这张桌子上的东西。
Please help me arrange the things on this table.
Wǒmen jìhuà jīntiān wǎnshàng zhǔnbèi yī dùn fēngshèng de wǎncān.
我们计划今天晚上准备一顿丰盛的晚餐。
We plan to prepare a lavish dinner tonight.
Tā xiàng sìmiào de dàshī miànqián guì xià kē le sān gè dùn yǐ biǎoshì zūnjìng.
他向寺庙的大师面前跪下磕了三个头以表示尊敬。
He knelt down before the temple master and kowtowed three times to show respect.
Tā shēngqì de dùn le yī xià jiǎo.
她生气地顿了一下脚。
She stamped her foot in anger.
at once
Tāmen tūrán tíng xià le jiǎobù, piàn kè xùn zài nàlǐ xúnwèn.
他们突然停下了脚步，片刻x顿在那里询问。
They suddenly stopped in their tracks and paused there for a moment to inquire.
classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal
Jīntiān wǎnshàng wǒmen yīqǐ chīle yī dùn fēngshèng de wǎncān.
今天晚上我们一起吃了一顿丰盛的晚餐。
Tonight we had a sumptuous dinner together.
