停顿 tíngdùn▶ jeda

Stroke order

停顿 is written in 21 strokes across 2 characters.

• 停 — 11 strokes
• 顿 — 10 strokes

Senses

1. to halt
2. to break off
3. pause (in speech)

Related words

• 停泊Jangkar
• 停滞stagnasi
• 整顿memperbaiki
• 顿时Tiba-tiba
• 顿Makanan, hidangan
• 停Berhenti

停顿 is pronounced tíngdùn and means “jeda”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 停顿 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.