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顿挫

dùn cuò

2-character word Traditional 頓挫

What 顿挫 means

1. a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes
2. a cadence
3. punctuated by a transition
4. with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting)

The characters in 顿挫

• 顿dùnto stop; to pause; to arrange
• 挫cuòobstructed; to fail; to oppress

Words starting with 顿挫

• 顿挫抑扬dùn cuò yì yángcadence; modulation

Words containing 顿挫

• 抑扬顿挫yì yáng dùn cuòsee 顿挫抑扬