顿时 meaning and pronunciation

顿时
Simplified word
頓時
Traditional word

顿时 English definition

dùn shí
  • at once
  • immediately
  • forthwith

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  • 顿 (dùn): to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal;
  • 时 (shí): o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period;