顿时

頓時

dùnshí

adverb HSK 7-9 #24,189

Meanings

1 immediately
2 at once
3 instantly

Characters

suddenly; to pause

Examples

HSK 3

听到这个消息，她顿时哭了起来。

Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā dùnshí kū le qǐlái.

Upon hearing the news, she immediately burst into tears.

HSK 3

教室里顿时安静了下来。

Jiàoshì lǐ dùnshí ānjìng le xiàlái.

The classroom instantly fell silent.

Tips

usage

顿时 emphasizes the suddenness and immediacy of a reaction or change. It is often used in narrative writing to describe a dramatic shift.

Stroke Order

顿 dùn

时 shí