Word: 停顿 (tíngdùn) Traditional: 停頓 停顿 dictionary entry tíngdùn to halt; to break off; pause (in speech) Full dictionary entry for 停顿 Example sentences using 停顿 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 工程因下雨停顿了几天。 Gōngchéng yīn xiàyǔ tíngdùnle jǐtiān. Work on the project came to a halt for a few days because of the rain. 读这句话的时候，中间要有停顿。 Dú zhè jù huà de shíhou, zhōngjiān yào yǒu tíngdùn. When you read this sentence, you need a pause in the middle.