顿

Meaning(vocab.word.pos.qv, vocab.word.pos.g)

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

Used for meals (一顿饭) and for scoldings, beatings or criticism (批评了一顿).

Examples

• 我一天吃三顿饭。

  wǒ yì tiān chī sān dùn fàn.

  I eat three meals a day.

• 他被老板骂了一顿。

  tā bèi lǎo bǎn mà le yí dùn.

  He got a telling-off from the boss.

• 周末我请你吃顿好的。

  zhōu mò wǒ qǐng nǐ chī dùn hǎo de.

  I'll treat you to a nice meal this weekend.

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