垫

diàn · dian

Traditional 墊

Meaning

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  1. pad
  2. cushion
  3. mat
  4. to pad out
  5. to fill a gap
  6. to pay for sb
  7. to advance (money)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

红(hóng)木(mù)书(shū)桌(zhuō)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(gè)金(jīn)属(shǔ)杯(bēi)子(zi)和(hé)一(yí)个(gè)蓝(lán)色(sè)杯(bēi)垫(diàn)。

On the mahogany desk, there is a metal cup and a blue coaster.

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02

你(nǐ)先(xiān)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)垫(diàn)上(shàng)这(zhè)笔(bǐ)钱(qián),我(wǒ)明(míng)天(tiān)还(huán)你(nǐ)。

Please cover this money for me first; I'll pay you back tomorrow.

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