Pinyin
English Definition
Phrase
tā tíng xià lái děng zhuó • huí dá 。
He paused for a reply.
tíng dùn yī xià zhī hòu tā jì xù shuō tā de 。
After a pause he continued his story.
dāng lǎo bǎn jìn lái de shí hòu ； tā mén tíng zhǐ le jiāo tán 。
They stopped talking when their boss came in.