寄 顿

jì dùndictionary entry

to place in safe keeping / to leave sth with sb

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

寄頓寄顿 [ji4 dun4] /to place in safe keeping/to leave sth with sb/

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Other forms in these source records: 寄頓

寄
jì
to entrust / to place in sb's care / (bound form) to depend on / to attach oneself to / to reside temporarily / (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter) / to send by post / to mail
顿
dùn
to stop / to pause / to arrange / to lay out / to kowtow / to stamp (one's foot) / at once / classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal

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