顿 (dùn): Chinese measure word
How to use 顿 (dùn), the Chinese measure word for meals, and scoldings: example nouns with pinyin, sentences and common mistakes.
Last updated 2026-10-30
顿
dùn
meals, and scoldings
What it's used for
顿 counts meals: 一顿饭 (a meal), 三顿饭 (three meals). It's also used for a scolding or a beating: 批评了他一顿 (gave him a telling-off).
Common nouns with 顿
- 一顿念 yí dùn niàn thought
- 一顿吵架 yí dùn chǎo jià quarrel
- 一顿饭 yí dùn fàn cooked rice
- 一顿晚饭 yí dùn wǎn fàn evening meal
- 一顿午饭 yí dùn wǔ fàn lunch
- 一顿早饭 yí dùn zǎo fàn breakfast
- 一顿快餐 yí dùn kuài cān fast food
- 一顿晚餐 yí dùn wǎn cān evening meal
- 一顿午餐 yí dùn wǔ cān lunch
- 一顿西餐 yí dùn xī cān Western-style food
- 一顿早餐 yí dùn zǎo cān breakfast
- 一顿中餐 yí dùn zhōng cān lunch
- 一顿教训 yí dùn jiào xun a talking-to
- 一顿骂 yí dùn mà to scold
Example sentences
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我们一起吃顿饭吧。
Wǒ men yì qǐ chī dùn fàn ba.
Let's have a meal together.
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他一天吃三顿饭。
Tā yì tiān chī sān dùn fàn.
He eats three meals a day.
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老师批评了他一顿。
Lǎo shī pī píng le tā yí dùn.
The teacher gave him a telling-off.
Common mistake
A dish is 道 or 个, but a whole meal is 顿: 一顿饭.
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