Chinese Word: 垫 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

垫 (Trad.: 墊)HSK 6

Pinyin: diàn

English Definition: pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money)

Chinese Definition:
①衬在底下或铺在上面：垫高。垫平。垫背。垫脚石(喻被人用来往上爬)。
②用来衬、铺的东西：垫子。垫褥。
③替人暂付款项：垫款。垫付。垫支。
④陷沉，淹没：垫没。垫陷。
⑤填补空缺：垫补。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 土

Pictophonetic:执 indicates the sound; 土 (earth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 执 [ zhí ] to execute; to grasp, to hold; to keep; to sieze, to detain
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth

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垫付	diàn fù	to pay sb else's expense with the expectation of being reimbursed by that person later
铺垫HSK 6	pū diàn	to spread out bedding; bedcover
垫子	diàn zi	cushion; mat; pad
鞋垫	xié diàn	insole; shoe insert
床垫	chuáng diàn	mattress; Classifiers: 张

1		māo 猫 zuò 坐 zài 在 diàn zi 垫子 shàng 上。 The cat sat on the mat.
2		qǐng 请 bǎ 把 chuáng diàn 床垫 fān 翻 guò lái 过来。 Please flip the mattress.
3		zhè 这 jiàn 件 yī fu 衣服 yǒu 有 diàn jiān 垫肩。 The dress has pads in the shoulders.
4		zhè ge 这个 xié diàn 鞋垫 tài 太 yìng 硬 le 了， chuān 穿 qi lai 起来 hěn 很 bù 不 shū fu 舒服， wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 yī gè 一个 ruǎn 软 yì diǎn 一点 de 的 lái 来 bǎo hù 保护 wǒ 我 de 的 jiǎo 脚。 This insole is too hard and uncomfortable to wear, I need a softer one to protect my feet.

1		māo 猫 zuò 坐 zài 在 diàn zi 垫子 shàng 上。 The cat sat on the mat.
2		qǐng 请 bǎ 把 chuáng diàn 床垫 fān 翻 guò lái 过来。 Please flip the mattress.
3		zhè 这 jiàn 件 yī fu 衣服 yǒu 有 diàn jiān 垫肩。 The dress has pads in the shoulders.
4		zhè ge 这个 xié diàn 鞋垫 tài 太 yìng 硬 le 了， chuān 穿 qi lai 起来 hěn 很 bù 不 shū fu 舒服， wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 yī gè 一个 ruǎn 软 yì diǎn 一点 de 的 lái 来 bǎo hù 保护 wǒ 我 de 的 jiǎo 脚。 This insole is too hard and uncomfortable to wear, I need a softer one to protect my feet.