停顿

HSK 7-9

tíngdùn

to pause; to interrupt (speech; rhythm)

to break off; pause (in speech)

他说了一会儿，停顿了一下。

tā shuō yī huǐ ér qián tíng dùn yī xiē

He spoke for a while, then paused.

他停顿了一下，然后继续。

tā tíng dùn yī xiē ，ránhòu xùtíng

He paused, then continued.