顿时(dùn shí): immediately
immediately
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 顿时 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
她听到这个消息顿时脸色苍白。
tā tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xī dùn shí liǎn sè cāng bái
She went as white as a sheet immediately when she heard the news.
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