顿dùnclassifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal

1. 1.

   classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, mealmeasure word

2. 2.

   to stopverb

3. 3.

   to pauseverb

• 顿classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal

As a classifier, 顿 comes between a number and 饭, as in 一顿饭; it can also count scoldings.

1. HSK 2

   我们一起吃顿饭吧。

   Wǒmen yìqǐ chī dùn fàn ba.

   Let's have a meal together.

2. HSK 1

   他一天吃三顿饭。

   Tā yì tiān chī sān dùn fàn.

   He eats three meals a day.

3. HSK 1

   这顿饭我请。

   Zhè dùn fàn wǒ qǐng.

   This meal is on me.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   晚上我们一起吃顿饭吧。

   Wǎnshang wǒmen yìqǐ chī dùn fàn ba.

   Let's have a meal together this evening.

2. 
   Speaker B:

   好啊，去学校门口那家饭店怎么样？

   Hǎo a, qù xuéxiào ménkǒu nà jiā fàndiàn zěnmeyàng?

   Sure. How about that restaurant at the school gate?

3. 
   Speaker A:

   可以，这顿饭我请。

   Kěyǐ, zhè dùn fàn wǒ qǐng.

   OK, this meal is on me.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   谢谢，下次我请你。

   Xièxie, xià cì wǒ qǐng nǐ.

   Thanks, next time I'll treat you.

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