顿时
dùn shí
Pinyin

Definition

顿时
 - 
dùn shí
  1. immediately
  2. suddenly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

tóng shí
  1. 1 at the same time
  2. 2 simultaneously
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
Shí
  1. 1 surname Shi
Shí dài
  1. 1 Time, US weekly news magazine
shí hou
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 length of time
  3. 3 moment
  4. 4 period
shí guāng
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 era
  3. 3 period of time
shí shàng
  1. 1 fashion
  2. 2 fad
  3. 3 fashionable
shí jiān
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 period
  3. 3 CL:段[duàn]
yǒu shí hou
  1. 1 sometimes
suí shí
  1. 1 at any time
  2. 2 at all times
  3. 3 at the right time
yī shí
  1. 1 a period of time
  2. 2 a while
  3. 3 for a short while
  4. 4 temporary
  5. 5 momentary
  6. 6 at the same time
bù shí
  1. 1 from time to time
  2. 2 now and then
  3. 3 occasionally
  4. 4 frequently
hé shí
  1. 1 when
dào jì shí
  1. 1 to count down
  2. 2 countdown
ér shí
  1. 1 childhood
dào shí
  1. 1 at that (future) time
dào shí hòu
  1. 1 when the moment comes
  2. 2 at that time
jí shí
  1. 1 immediate
jí shí
  1. 1 in time
  2. 2 promptly
  3. 3 without delay
  4. 4 timely
dìng shí
  1. 1 to fix a time
  2. 2 fixed time
  3. 3 timed (of explosive etc)

Idioms (20)

不识时务
bù shí shí wù
  1. 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. 2 not amenable to reason
不识时变
bù shí shí biàn
  1. 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. 2 not amenable to reason
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
  1. 1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
  2. 2 to hit the nub of the matter
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
  1. 1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
及时行乐
jí shí xíng lè
  1. 1 to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
  2. 2 make merry while you can
  3. 3 carpe diem
名噪一时
míng zào yī shí
  1. 1 to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
因时制宜
yīn shí zhì yí
  1. 1 (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
在家千日好,出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán
  1. 1 lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. there's no place like home
天时地利人和
tiān shí dì lì rén hé
  1. 1 the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
应天顺时
yìng tiān shùn shí
  1. 1 lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
  2. 2 the Divine Right of kings
捶胸顿足
chuí xiōng dùn zú
  1. 1 to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (idiom)
时不再来
shí bù zài lái
  1. 1 Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)
时不我待
shí bù wǒ dài
  1. 1 time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
时乖命蹇
shí guāi mìng jiǎn
  1. 1 bad times, adverse fate (idiom)
时代不同,风尚不同
shí dài bù tóng , fēng shàng bù tóng
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
时来运转
shí lái yùn zhuǎn
  1. 1 the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); to have a lucky break
  2. 2 things change for the better
时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng
  1. 1 Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
时日无多
shí rì wú duō
  1. 1 time is limited (idiom)

Sample Sentences

爸爸一听顿时瘫坐在地上。
bàba yī tīng dùnshí tān zuò zài dì shang 。
Later, because the neighbors filed a report, the mother's body was discovered in a river not far from their home. And the little child's daddy was the killer.
老师问了问题,学生们顿时安静了。
lǎoshī wènle wèntí ,xuéshēng men dùnshí ānjìng le 。
When the teacher asked a question, the students immediately grew silent.
Go to Lesson 
说到她的男朋友,她顿时脸红了。
shuōdào tā de nán péngyou ,tā dùnshí liǎnhóng le 。
When speaking about her boyfriend, she immediately turned red in the face.
Go to Lesson 
顿时
dùnshí
suddenly, immediately (in the past)
Go to Lesson 
顿时,孙悟空双手扶头,双脚无力,痛得在地上打滚。
dùnshí ,Sūn Wùkōng shuāngshǒu fú tóu ,shuāngjiǎo wúlì ,tòng de zài dìshang dǎgǔn 。
At once, Monkey was holding his head in his hands, his legs powerless as he rolled around on the ground in pain.
顿时,那村姑满脸鲜血,倒了下来,一团白烟从她的天灵盖飞了出去。
dùnshí ,nà cūngū mǎnliǎn xiānxuè ,dǎo le xiàlai ,yī tuán báiyān cóng tā de tiānlínggài fēi le chūqù 。
At once, the village girl fell down, her face covered in blood, and a cloud of white smoke flew from out of the top of her head.