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一顿
yī dùn
Description
"一顿"常用来说吃一次饭，比如一顿早饭或一顿晚饭。
"一顿" is commonly used to refer to eating a meal once, such as one breakfast or one dinner.
它也可以说打人或骂人一次，比如"打了他一顿"。
It can also mean hitting or scolding someone once, for example, "打了他一顿".
Meanings
一顿yī dùn
a meal (measure word for meals)
我们一起吃了一顿饭。
We had a meal together.
一顿yī dùn
a bout of (scolding, beating, etc.)
妈妈骂了他一顿。
Mom scolded him.
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Notes
- Etymology
一 (one) + 顿, a measure word for meals and for bouts of actions like scolding or eating.
- Nuance
as a measure for actions (骂一顿), it stresses a single, often intense episode.
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