15 sentences

1. 这是一个永不停顿的城市。

   zhè shì yī​ge yǒng​bù tíng​dùn de chéng​shì.

   This is a city that never stops.

   Source: CCMatrix

2. 她停顿了一两分钟，看着他。

   tā tíng​dùn le yī liǎng fēn​zhōng, kàn zhe tā.

   She paused for a minute or two, looking at him.

   Source: CCMatrix

3. 侦探停顿了一下。

   zhēn​tàn tíng​dùn le yī​xià.

   The detective paused a moment.

   Source: CCMatrix

4. 你停顿太久了。

   nǐ tíng​dùn tài jiǔ le.

   You paused too long.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

5. 只有一件事让他停顿了一下。

   zhǐ​yǒu yī jiàn shì ràng tā tíng​dùn le yī​xià.

   Only one thing made him pause.

   Source: CCMatrix

6. 他不得不停顿一下清清嗓子。

   tā bù​dé​bù tíng​dùn yī​xià qīng​qīng sǎng​zi.

   He had to pause to clear his throat.

   Source: AI Challenger 2017

7. 她停顿了一下，批判性地看着我。

   tā tíng​dùn le yī​xià, pī​pàn xìng de kàn zhe wǒ.

   She paused and looked at me critically.

   Source: CCMatrix

8. 然后她停顿了一下，又重复说“不”。

   rán​hòu tā tíng​dùn le yī​xià, yòu chóng​fù shuō“ bù”.

   She then paused and repeated ‘no.’

   Source: CCMatrix

9. 他停顿了一会儿，似乎要作出决定。

   tā tíng​dùn le yí​huì​r, sì​hū yào zuò​chū jué​dìng.

   He paused for a moment, seeming to come to a decision.

   Source: CCMatrix

10. 稍稍停顿一下后演讲者继续讲下去。

    shāo​shāo tíng​dùn yī​xià hòu yǎn​jiǎng zhě jì​xù jiǎng xia qù.

    After a brief pause the speaker continued.

    Source: UM-Corpus: Science

11. 我利用他的短暂停顿咬一口我的百吉饼。

    wǒ lì​yòng tā de duǎn​zàn tíng​dùn yǎo yī​kǒu wǒ​de bǎi​jí​bǐng.

    I took advantage of his brief pause to take a bite of my bagel.

    Source: CCMatrix

12. 停顿一下之后，他又开始了，几乎自言自语。

    tíng​dùn yī​xià zhī​hòu, tā yòu kāi​shǐ le, jī​hū zì​yán​zì​yǔ.

    After a pause he started again, almost talking to himself.

    Source: CCMatrix

13. 他停顿了一下，好像非常仔细地考虑他的下一句话。

    tā tíng​dùn le yī​xià, hǎo​xiàng fēi​cháng zǐ​xì de kǎo​lǜ tā de xià yī jù huà.

    He paused, as if considering his next words very carefully.

    Source: CCMatrix

14. 他们清楚何时该停顿，以及如何停顿，才能制造戏剧性效果。

    tā​men qīng chu hé​shí gāi tíng​dùn, yǐ​jí rú​hé tíng​dùn, cái​néng zhì​zào xì​jù​xìng xiào​guǒ.

    They also know how and when to pause for dramatic effect.

    Source: CCMatrix

15. 我的爱情生活完全陷入了停顿。

    wǒ​de ài​qíng shēng​huó wán​quán xiàn​rù le tíng​dùn.

    My love life has come to a complete standstill.

    Source: CCMatrix