停顿

tíngdùn

to pause; to come to a halt

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

tíngdùn

他说话中途停顿了一下，似乎在思考措辞。

Tā shuōhuà zhōngtú tíngdùn le yīxià, sìhū zài sīkǎo cící.

He paused in the middle of speaking, as if thinking about his wording.

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