顿时dùnshíTop 9000Meanings1. immediately; suddenlyCharacters used顿to pause时timeExamples2她tā的de脸liǎn顿时dùnshí红hóng了le。Her face turned red suddenly.看kàn着zhe自己zìjǐ的de房子fángzi被bèi烧shāo得de精光jīngguāng，他tā顿时dùnshí丧失sàngshī了le理智lǐzhì。He lost his reason when he saw his house burn down.