What does 顿 mean in Chinese?

顿 (dùn) means "measure word for meals" in Chinese.

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Q: How do you use 顿 in a sentence?

我们吃了一顿大餐。 (Wǒmen chī le yí dùn dàcān.) — We had a big meal.

Pinyin: dùn

measure word for meals

🏮 Chinese HSK 4 🔢 Numbers & Measure

Example sentence

我们吃了一顿大餐。

Wǒmen chī le yí dùn dàcān.

We had a big meal.

What 顿 means

顿 (dùn) is a Chinese word meaning “measure word for meals”. It belongs to the Numbers & Measure topic and appears at HSK 4, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 4

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