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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
停頓 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
停頓 ＝ 停 ＋ 頓
ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ · tíngdùn
verb/noun — to pause; a break, halt (in speech, action, progress)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

停to stop, halt (停止)tíng亻 (person) + 亭 (a pavilion to pause at)
頓to stop short, pause (頓時)dùn頁 (a head) — pulling up short
停頓，停止的停，頓時的頓。
關 · Related
暫停zàntíngto pause, suspend — the same 停, a deliberate break中斷zhōngduànto break off midway — a 停頓 that may not resume