Word: 停頓 (tíngdùn)

停頓 is how 停顿 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 停顿

停頓 dictionary entry

tíngdùn: to halt; to break off; pause (in speech)

Full dictionary entry for 停頓

Example sentences using 停頓

2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1.

工程因下雨停頓了幾天。

Gōngchéng yīn xiàyǔ tíngdùnle jǐtiān.

Work on the project came to a halt for a few days because of the rain.
讀這句話的時候，中間要有停頓。

Dú zhè jù huà de shíhou, zhōngjiān yào yǒu tíngdùn.

When you read this sentence, you need a pause in the middle.