immediately; suddenly; at once (adv.)
HSK 6
Traditional
頓時
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他听到那个消息后，顿时感到无比兴奋。 tā tīng dào nàge xiāoxī hòu, dùnshí gǎndào wúbǐ xīngfèn. - Upon hearing the news, he immediately felt extremely excited.
他的表现令人震惊，全场观众顿时沸腾了起来。 tā de biǎoxiàn lìngrén zhènjīng, quánchǎng guānzhòng dùnshí fèiténgle qǐlái. - His performance was shocking, and the entire audience erupted in excitement.
经理的到来使会议室里顿时变得安静。 jīnglǐ de dàolái shǐ huìyìshì lǐ dùnshí biàn dé ānjìng. - The manager's arrival instantly quieted the meeting room.
他们看到警察出现后，顿时停止了争吵。 tāmen kàn dào jǐngchá chūxiàn hòu, dùnshí tíngzhǐle zhēngchǎo. - They stopped arguing immediately upon seeing the police arrive.
他的笑声让大家顿时放松了下来。 tā de xiàoshēng ràng dàjiā dùnshí fàngsōngle xiàlái. - His laughter instantly relaxed everyone.
Characters
顿 dùn - [measure word for occurences, and therefore of meals] | HSK 5
时 shí - time, years; fixed time; (grammar) tense; hour |