Chinese words starting with “dun”
7 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable dun. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
Initial d · final un · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 4
- 4th tone 3
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 7 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 顿 | dùn | qv,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 | |
| 2 | 蹲 | dūn | v | to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere) | |
| 3 | 吨 | dūn | q | ton (loanword); Taiwan pr. [dùn] | |
| 4 | 炖 | dùn | v | to stew | |
| 5 | 顿时 | dùn shí | d | immediately; suddenly | |
| 6 | 敦促 | dūn cù | v | to press; to urge; to hasten | |
| 7 | 敦厚 | dūn hòu | a | genuine; honest and sincere |
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