他说话时停顿了一下。
Tā shuōhuà shí tíngdùn le yíxià.
English
He paused while speaking.
to halt
to halt; to break off; pause (in speech)
Every character draws itself stroke by stroke, then hands you the brush to trace it yourself.
Nice writing!
他说话时停顿了一下。
Tā shuōhuà shí tíngdùn le yíxià.
He paused while speaking.
工作不能有片刻停顿。
Gōngzuò bù néng yǒu piànkè tíngdùn.
The work cannot pause even for a moment.
Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.