粵

頓deon6時si4

simp顿时
deon6 si4dùn shí

English

  1. immediately; suddenly
  2. at the very moment

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 立刻;當時;敍事或者回憶過去嘅時候就會見到

Examples

  • 她的脸顿时红了。

    Her face turned red suddenly.

    Tatoeba · sunnywqing CC BY

  • 当我第一次回波士顿时,我真是孤独。

    When I first came back to Boston, I was really lonely.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 看着自己的房子被烧得精光,他顿时丧失了理智。

    He lost his reason when he saw his house burn down.

    Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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