垫
diàn
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

坐垫
zuò diàn
  1. 1 cushion
  2. 2 (motorbike) seat
  3. 3 CL:塊|块[kuài]
垫子
diàn zi
  1. 1 cushion
  2. 2 mat
  3. 3 pad
床垫
chuáng diàn
  1. 1 mattress
  2. 2 CL:張|张[zhāng]
铺垫
pū diàn
  1. 1 to spread out bedding
  2. 2 bedcover
鞋垫
xié diàn
  1. 1 insole
  2. 2 shoe insert
鼠标垫
shǔ biāo diàn
  1. 1 mouse pad
垫
diàn
  1. 1 pad
  2. 2 cushion
  3. 3 mat
  4. 4 to pad out
  5. 5 to fill a gap
  6. 6 to pay for sb
  7. 7 to advance (money)
垫上
diàn shàng
  1. 1 to pay for sb
垫付
diàn fù
  1. 1 to pay sb else's expense with the expectation of being reimbursed by that person later
垫江
Diàn jiāng
  1. 1 Dianjiang county in Fuling suburbs of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
垫肩
diàn jiān
  1. 1 shoulder pad
垫背
diàn bèi
  1. 1 to serve as a sacrificial victim
  2. 2 to suffer for sb else
  3. 3 scapegoat
  4. 4 to share sb's fate
垫脚
diàn jiao
  1. 1 litter (animal bedding)
垫脚石
diàn jiǎo shí
  1. 1 stepping stone
  2. 2 fig. person used to advance one's career
垫高
diàn gāo
  1. 1 a support
  2. 2 to raise
  3. 3 to bolster
  4. 4 to jack up
杯垫
bēi diàn
  1. 1 (beverage) coaster
气垫
qì diàn
  1. 1 air cushion (as on hovercraft)
垫底儿
diàn dǐ r5
  1. 1 foundation layer
  2. 2 underlay
  3. 3 fig. to lay foundations
  4. 4 to snack
垫江县
Diàn jiāng xiàn
  1. 1 Dianjiang county in Fuling suburbs of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
垫片
diàn piàn
  1. 1 spacer
  2. 2 shim

Idioms (0)

Sample Sentences

喔，意思是如果某人缺钱花了，可以先临时从家里借点儿垫着，救个急的意思咯。那么国际货币基金组织宣布人民币纳入SDR，这意味着什么？
ō ，yìsi shì rúguǒ mǒu rén quē qián huā le ，kěyǐ xiān línshí cóng jiālǐ jiè diǎnr diànzhe ，jiù gè jí de yìsi lo 。nàme guójìhuòbìjījīnzǔzhī xuānbù rénmínbì nàrù SDR ，zhè yìwèi zhe shénme ？
Oh, does that mean if someone spends all their money, they can temporarily borrow some from home to tide them over, like in case of an emergency. So what does it mean that the International Monetary Fund included the renminbi in the SDR?
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赶快把他放平，有没有包？垫在他的腿底下。这样可以帮助静脉血回流。对，就像这样。 你们谁有手机，赶快叫救护车。千万别摇他，会很危险的!
gǎnkuài bǎ tā fàngpíng ，yǒuméiyǒu bāo ？diàn zài tā de tuǐ dǐxià 。zhèyàng kěyǐ bāngzhù jìngmài xuè huíliú 。duì ，jiùxiàng zhèyàng 。 nǐmen shéi yǒu shǒujī ，gǎnkuài jiào jiùhùchē 。qiānwàn bié yáo tā ，huì hěn wēixiǎn de !
Lay him down flat immediately. Does anyone have a bag? Put it under his legs for the blood to circulate upwards. Yes, like this. Does anyone have a mobile phone? Call an ambulance right away! Make sure you don’t shake him. That’s very dangerous!
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还没人来呀！快快，大伙快去找床垫、厚被子什么的，堆在前面，以防万一她掉下来！
hái méi rén lái ya ！kuàikuài ，dàhuǒ kuài qù zhǎo chuángdiàn 、hòu bèizi shénme de ，duī zài qiánmian ，yǐfáng wànyī tā diàoxiàlái ！
Nobody has come yet! Quickly, everybody quickly go find a mattress, thick quilts and stuff like that and pile it in front there, just in case she falls!
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他们会用矫正鞋垫帮你。
tāmen huì yòng jiǎozhèng xiédiàn bāng nǐ 。
They can use corrective soles to help you.
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请大家选择最舒适的坐姿坐到垫子上，挺直腰背，双手食指抵住拇指做成瑜伽的智慧手印放到双腿上。
qǐng dàjiā xuǎnzé zuì shūshì de zuòzī zuò dào diànzi shàng ，tǐngzhí yāo bèi ，shuāngshǒu shízhǐ dǐ zhù mǔzhǐ zuòchéng yújiā de zhìhuì shǒuyìn fàngdào shuāngtuǐ shàng 。
Please select your most comfortable sitting position and sit on a mat. Straighten your back. Press your forfigners against your thumbs, make the yogic hand of wisdom, and place them on your thighs.
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之前的三场是垫赛，这场是争夺拳王金腰带的重头戏。好，左勾拳，右摆拳……
zhīqián de sān chǎng shì diànsài ，zhè chǎng shì zhēngduó quánwáng jīnyāodài de zhòngtóuxì 。hǎo ，zuǒgōuquán ，yòubǎiquán ……
The three matches before were warm-up matches. This is a fight for the boxing champion's golden belt. It's going to be epic! Okay! Left uppercut! Right hook!
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就知道忙忙忙！你看人家电影里男人是怎么照顾女人的？煮了粥要吹吹，打吊瓶怕药水凉下面要垫热水袋。实在不能退烧的话，自己躺到雪地里冻凉了再帮女主角降温。
jiù zhīdào máng máng máng ！nǐ kàn rénjiā diànyǐng lǐ nánrén shì zěnme zhàogu nǚrén de ？zhǔ le zhōu yào chuīchui ，dǎdiàopíng pà yàoshuǐ liáng xiàmian yào diàn rèshuǐdài 。shízài bùnéng tuìshāo dehuà ，zìjǐ tǎng dào xuědì lǐ dòng liáng le zài bāng nǚ zhǔjué jiàngwēn 。
All you know is work, work, work! Have you seen how men in the movies take care of women? They blow on the hot porridge to cool it. They use hot water bottles to warm up their girlfriend's IV drips. If the girl's fever really won't go down, they'll lie in the snow to chill themselves, then use their bodies to help lower the female lead's body temperature.
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床垫太硬了，换个软一点的吧。
chuángdiàn tài yìng le ，huàn ge ruǎn yīdiǎn de ba 。
The mattress is too stiff. How about you replace it with a softer one?
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床垫呢，如果你要买新的，你搬走的时候，把你买的留给房东。你看，行吗？
chuángdiàn ne ，rúguǒ nǐ yào mǎi xīn de ，nǐ bānzǒu de shíhou ，bǎ nǐ mǎi de liú gěi fángdōng 。nǐ kàn ，xíng ma ？
As for the mattress, if you buy a new one leave it for the landlord when you move out. What do you think? Is that acceptable?
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现在的年轻人买房有几个是靠自己的？首付先让你爸妈垫上，以后你慢慢还。而且房子总会升值的，也算投资。
xiànzài de niánqīngrén mǎifáng yǒu jǐ ge shì kào zìjǐ de ？shǒufù xiān ràng nǐ bàmā diànshàng ，yǐhòu nǐ mànmàn huán 。érqiě fángzi zǒng huì shēngzhí de ，yě suàn tóuzī 。
How many young people these days rely on themselves when they buy a house? Have your mom and dad cover the down payment. You can pay them back gradually later on. A house will increase in value, anyway. Think of it as an investment.
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